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-WJJICll WD..L YQU IlAVEt Of coo .... what J'OO 1fiU tv,--",. I'll. fIN'I', i. We IIMr tuture lriU .001 be lett 10 fOUr lao tlhitJua,llIociaiou. No ... ""WC'l'I". an peo . .. IN .,.. being dfflded bdv,.., Ib@ Urc.t Ju.lao of all, and b'y 1"'OT ~:i:" tIf'o dI",na OR tb.ia rita! a.- 0' and to~lihlriatulm 0' "'-kIm n. w,1I de­tf'rlnUlti )'OUr nltimot.4> d_fluy. Juuk9 ltull •• rford clearl=, pu~ thill bfofo~ you In hi. ,ripping 8Jl"!Ch •• ~'AII('IK'" l>a Flta· noM t., It"" deli ,"ercd betorf' a p"ekt'il.ou~ lIu!lltorillIll in New York lind ollila IIII.me tllIlfl radlOl:Alt OT('r ft. rllllin or mort! than fltty IItatioua, and DOW puhll.lurd ht'l1'in.

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Col'¥ftlGK'I', 1938 AND P'UaLdUJm IT

WATC lJ TOW ER IUDLE A..:o..'l) TR-ACT 800lETY

Jotu.Uou.l Bible Student.l ~iadOD Brooklyn, N. Y .. U.8. A-

BaA..'ftn O'"OU t LondOD.l. Dutol» Airel, hn., Torouto, 8trath!eld, Cape Town, Bertie, 811&01bal. ud olller ell ....

Mllllco in the United SlaiN of Ameri~

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F ASCISM OR FREEDOM

Bfo~FORg all peoples there is today a great l::laUe or question (or final deterlllination. Stated in brief, tbat issue is this: Slla.U the

world be ruled in righteonsness by Christ the cnthronC'd King of Jehovull' or s hall it be ruled by selfish, arbitral'Y dictators' 'ro be sure, men cunnot Bettie that issue; but p;Qon the Lord will settle it, nnd every person must choose to take one side or the other nnd to receive the conse­qucnet's. The iJ:>Sue inyolves lift! and death, and thereCore the welfare of the people requires that they be told the Cacts.

'rodo.y I speak to Ule AmericnD )'X'ople, who for mOl'e than n century have lu l.en the lead as defenders of freedom or speech, t'reeuom of as­sembly, nnd freedom of worship of Almighty God. All of these rights of men are now in grave jeopardy. The people need to henr and to give calm consideration to all the faets relnting to the I!HIUC. and [or that rea:;:on 1111 assembly such os this is of great importance. Those who object to or opposc such assembly Jlnd a full discussion of the fncts are the ones who advocate role by cruel dictators, and their opposition is because oC their dcsire to keep the people in ignorance until tile people are deprived of all liberty and t\re under the cOlllplete conb'ol of dictators. The press and tile radio are OlPJ.lllS of efuiY and quick ,

"SGIS.'" Ok; • flfr.oO.\l

{'OIHlIIUllicutlllll hi the fA('t~ ttl the peopl£', but it i~ well knowli that. be-<'au~c of fear, llIuny of thc~ agen('i(>8 Are in tbe control DC i'clfisb in­terel't~ and therefore refu!';l' Jluhlic:ut ion of tht' fal'ts. l'hi:.i in itself incre~es the pnil of the pe-opll-', Cf'rtuin nulio staliolls, dc,.iriug to serw the puLlic. fire now brotl.d('n~ting t his spl'<.-'ch , but before it tnds there will ht1 ~trenliOUS effo rts to !:Itop the bl'on.c.icnst and to deny the people tht' pl'ivih'g(-' or hE-Dring. Sorh ('ondnct is entirely un-Alopcic:an Dnd very wrong. The Amerienn pt'Ollll-' ILrE' {'npable of henclDJt and ('ont'idering the fnrti' I1l1lt ar(' able to dp{'i(\e for theruseh-es wllltt IhE') ~110tdd do, I tliereforl' eUI'IlE-'slly urge apon the rullio ~tntions 001(1 allli:5teners to hear ml;' Ulrough.

1'hfl tutnliturillD or dictatorial rule is full~: ~uJ)jJtlrted by umbitious politicians, entrenched prcdl.ltory wcultll, and extremely sl"lfhll l I'eli giou>:! 1(-,l1l11'1';';, f)'otnlitarian rule is t1a' produ('t 'if ~l\tan.

G04I'!' kim .. "t.Il>u\ h; fully IHlpf}l)rtE'{\ by all per "(.n. who 11.,-(, rightrou,"nf>:o!'o. and tid,.. j" trm. withont r('1turcl to race. eol!)r or pr('\" i ou~ faith_ .TE'hu,·tlb't! wit..ne:-<.:e~. f(lf whom 1 JilIl{'nk, arl' wllUlh- IknAl'rI to Jehovah God and Christ J{. ~u., unll tht'rt'[(lrl' ~"e tI.l·ir nnqtlnlilit'd ,",uprort to Glld'~ kiugrinm

Nc\\ spnpt'r~ or ULe religit:Ju:-l (·It'llwllt fnl::!el) j'!mqw that .h·hovah·~ witne!l~es firc l'l1gltgcd in a NlllIpaign of hate, but that chnrg(' i~ en­un'l)" without ioundation iii truth. .J~hu\'al.a'~ witn~:-(',.. Art' lon·r,. of ppn....,. nnll right{'ou!'=nes~,

fASCIS.\\ OJ?' t-REl::DO.~\ • They do not hate men nnd are not fighting ngainst men. As witncsseR for the Lord their sole mis~ion is to inform the people and aid them to :see what is for their best inte-r~st.. They do hate wickedness and wicked 8<'hemcs wh.ieh bring upon the people opprel:-"ion and sorrow nnd which defame God's name. In this tiley fol· low exu('Uy in the steps of Christ Jesus, whom .Jehovah hua made tl1e I'ightrul rlller of the whole world, and concerning whom it is written in God's Word (Rebrf'ws ] : 8, 9; Psahn 43: 7): ... ..A H't!ptre of rigbtt."Outone""ij io; the Fceptre of thy kinwlOIll; thou hast loved righteousness and hatl,,<f iniquity; tberefore Goo, even thy God. hath anointed tJl4~e with Ule oil oC gladness tlbove thy fellow ....

. Jehovah's witnesses an j rue Christians, that is, rOIlOWN'S of Christ ~lCS\18, and Ood's com­mand to nil such true Christians is timl they must tell the truth. that th(' people of good will may lenrn the way to ri~hleou!<lI(>s~ and life. (John 1S: 37) Ko human agf'nt")" ('on rightfully interfer~ therf'with. TJJIII'E' who object to lhe full publication of truth of God'~ Word and the fncts in support theroo! Ulereby declare them­H'i\'C8 against Jehovah God fllHI Cht'i.5t .Jesu:~ his King. Honest men wililuy tl"lidt! nil 1'1't' judice nnd ('nlmly l.'oJ1sider the fnrti'.

'rhe issue now before the p('(}pl~ is not new, hut UlC limt-o bB~ come whE'n thnt i~flUf' must be finally I'(lUh-d, and God ba8 annonnced it shall be b(=ttl(>(! once and for all. Totnlitarian rule rai!;('(1 itF hlighting head aud Ix·gao to e.xerciEe

FASCISM OR FMeeOOM

its destructive power Jive thouMnd Jears ago. Such rul~ originated \ViUI Satan the Devil, the foe oC God and of boneflt men. As Christians we must and do accept the BibJt> as God's 'Yon] of trulll given to man for hjs sure guide. (Psalm 119: 1(5) Therein we fino the truth record~d that the Devil used ~imroo 0.8 the first dictator. Nimrod set up religion contrary Lo God's com· Uland i introduced traffic to controL the products of men's labor, and employro polities to rule the people arbitrarily. F'rom that time till now every dictatorial goverruuent hus employed re­ligion, and combined religion with commercial traffic Bnd polities to arbitrarily rule the !'eople Ilnd to turn them against Jehovah God and his kingdom. Jehovah God organized lhe people of Isrlwl iJlto a IIntioJl for himself lUId gave to that people rus covenant and his law fOl' their f,"uid. anee, that they might bp. n model nation. To them Ood gave the expr{'ss command thut they must hold theUlselves entirely nJoof from religion and that they must obey God'~ law. (Exodus 20: 1...3) In time selfil'h men, as leaders of the Israelite.!:. ndoptcd tl Corm of rcljgioll nnu employed it, to· gether with commerce anu polities, to l'Dntrol Ule people and turn lhcl1I tlwny from God. The Pharisees and tll{' doctors of the law became religious lenders, ruJeo the people arbitrarily, and persecuted every Olle of God's true witness­es. (Matlhew 23:33-35; 21 :43) Jesusdenouneed religion Dnd reli_t;iolli~ts. decJarin~ the same to be iustruments or the Devil. (Matthew 15: 1·9; John 8: 42-44) Then the Jews feU under the

fASCISM 'OR FREEDOM , arbitrary didatorial rule or Rome, RJld the re­ligious eit'r,R'y took til£" ~idt~ 01' the dictlilor of Rome 85 n~'Rjnst JebUs., Ute Son of God. When tho~e r~lih';ous clergymen wcre demanding the lifeblood of Jesus the Romat! ~o\'ernor fluid to them (.Jo1m 19: J5): "Shnll J crucify your Kingt" 1'1I08e religionists in nn~wer tried out: '''We have no king but Cu:-i:tar"; thus rejecting Jel)l1s, whom God hnd sent to thf'nI.

The people of lsmel were ruled by the iron hand of n Homan dictator, nnd Israel's religious clergYlllcn gs\'e Hle a1JegislI(''C to and 15uPl>orted thf' dictator, abandon('(l God Ilnd his Word, Rnd took awn)' the freedom of Ule people. In the presence nnd hearing of thMe clergymen Jesus Eald to lit£" people (John 8: 31, 32, 36): "U ye continue in my word, ..• yc shall know the truth, and I he truth shall make you f!'ee,'" and, 'il' I make YOll free, then you Rholl be f,'oo in­deed.' Thus it is settled that true freedom comcs bv full obPdiencc to Chrisl .Jp.sl1~ .

. ]~Xf\ctly a 8imilnr condition obtain~ todar. Chri,:;t Je~us, the world's ri~htful Ruler, has COntE' agnin, and Jt'bovah hft:; l'nthrolled him. H is ruJ~ haR 1M"~n while the JH.vil ~til1 operntes through hi~ ag('ncies on carth. (Pl'nlm 110:2) In "Chrish.'udolll '· the IC8dpT~ hnvt' turned from God and hnvc b<'<'Onte entirt'ly T('li~don~ nud are Il.gtlinst God Hnd his kingdom. Tn every ('ountry wh£>re dictutorial rulc obtainR l'l'Ii';'ri0118 l('adera support til£> dictnto!', and di('lnlore derlnl'c their violent opposition to Jehm'ah nod Rnd his King, (,hTi!'!t .J(,~I1~. Now the Lord ha~ flE-llt forth his

wi.tn{'I:I:if.'~ to tell the truth of nnd eOI1f'ernrng hi,.. kinb,''(hml and of his purpo!:'li('. to lhe end that th .. IJeOpl(' may learJI that their onl) means of free· dom il'l by tlcning Christ UIt' King of Jcho\"a11. Therpfol'f' nil dictators and t1lf'ir allies bitterly CIPpoM(' tho\<(" who sen'e God aud who adverti!:(· his King nnt! kingdom.

THEOCRAC'

~aln.n the Dl'vil caused the downfall o[ mrul llnd hrought ~icklless and dl'Ath upon the- human race. That WAS Ule beginning oC l'(Iligion. Then ODd gave hi::;, word of pronus£' that in due timr· he would rropelD man and woulc1lo('t up n right­t'OUl'I gonroment for tho rulf' or til(" world and that nil In(,U who would choo<o:c to sen'(' him and his King ~ho\1ld recch'o lift· (>VE'rillsting lLml dwell for f'v('r in pen<'e. 'fllat govvrnment is n theOCI'IlCY hecause eve r'ytlling thrl'cof is dOn(' in IUlI'llIony with t.1Jt! will of .Tehovah, Psalm 19: 7-9: 'All 01' his laws RlHl W6)" nrt' l'ighteou ... and trllt'.'

Tn npPo!'itiull to Jehovnh Ood AmI in dir~t ,-,ontru .. t tn hiFi righteou~ kinKc.1om. the DC\'il brill"'''":" forth lUI nrbirrary, 0. dil'liltorial. totaH­tarjull ruff' or the peoplt', which i:-: unrigbteon~ and lh':iilCrnll·ly ,\ icked and whidt denies the peol'lI· the right of peace-noll' 1I11~('mhly, rreedolll I)f wClr;;hip. and freedom ot' tI)l<'t'C'('It. The Devil i~ th~ Inimic god, fiud his dil,tlltorinl ru le in the I'llrth i~ 8 Illl)(·kery of .J (·lIo\"u.h God nnd n blR::;­phemy uf Ood'~ holy namp, rulll iJolI!lf't up for that purpo .. \' Rnd to tum tht"- pt"oplp tl-."'l\in~t God fiofl

I'ASCIS.'" OR fREEOO.'o\

his kJngdom, and to plunge the whole race intu t"verl(l~ting dcstruction. All peoplc that now 'A-";'llingly give their allegiauce to thE.' Deril'~ totalitarian rule are certain to be dehtrOr(-d at Armageddon, because God has so decreed. TIl{> only plaee oC safety and freedolll and oC life for the pfMlple is by turning to Dud giving their en tire allegionce to tbe kingdom undf'r Christ. ' Knowing this, the Devil dcspcrnt(liy ntiempt:­to kecp the people in ignomnce DC these vital lrath~. bN'aUile it is onLy by knowing the trutJl that the )'>t'Opie may learn thl' WD) to fn-edoDl nnd to life, Tilt' is~up., th~rel'hC{'. is of lift- and d.nth.

fACT~

For thl' I)(:nelit oC aU pl.!t:ions who dC5ir~ righteousness 1 now submit the indi~putoiJh' Caels. 1n doin~ 80 I am not mu\'ed by hatrt'd of any mall, but am movtod hy lovill~ ubedien<.'t' to Ahuightl God and by an wU~l'lfi~h df'lSirf' to til. good unto all men, Tberel'ore 1 a.<I;k the z'adio 0l8n8A'~r~ of !o'tationR broadl'DMinl! thi~ ~pe<.'('h to }>f'rmit the entire Epeeth to be heard \\;thoul iutprruptihn, bt>eause yonr liff:' is im'oh(-<i and tll\" liff' nnd liberty of ('och likt('uer i8 ill\'olved. If it nppeurfl {hn.t thE' fact,"', \\,11<'" l'Ipokcn, I})a~ .. hock thp ~lIF.ceptibilitie$ of £IOllle r£'ligiou" leall erg, l~~k yours('h~(>s this qlle~tion: Whidl Ill'(' mOft' im]>ol'tl.lnt. the feelings of n f(lw ~eHish men lit tl1(> lil)ertil'~ aud Ih'l'~ of conntle!"s mil lin'n~! TIlt' lo~~ (.1' lill(>rty mf>8njl uitimatf'ly th" lo~N 01' ewrythillg.

10 fASCISM 0 R f'RI!EDO~

ITALY

What aJr("ady obtains in continenta.l F.nrope is moving stPluthily and with rft)lidity against Americll, ami for thh reason 1 ("ite ns apt ex­ftmpl(1s the European c:ondition. Haly 8et up a }o'sl;cist gov(>rlllllPnl ,,;th MUSJo!oiini, nn avowed atheist, us diclutor, nnd he hus excluded from tilUt inllci eVl'I'y witness or Jehovah God and supporLer of Christ's kingdom. Shortly after Mus-'1oiini I)t>('nlll~ I.Hctutor he entel'IXI iota an agreement with the pope, Ole lending religionist on earth. by which tempornl power was granted to Ole \"nti<:80, and Mussolini beenme n sup­porter or the Catholic orgonizuli()11 and of Cath. olic Action; Iwnce he is It religionist and Obrains1 Ood aud Christ.

Tile ltuJinu dictator prosecuted n cruel war of conqupst nguinst and destl'oyed thp helpless people of Abyuinis, and thut unwarranted ac­tion 01' lhe ruetator the pope rully supported, Now MUMolinipersecutes Hie Jews, who have made their homes in Italy, ond iu 010t wrongful aet hf- iK B-upported by the Hierarchy. )0"'01' more than two ),ctlns a bloody and unrighteous war hM hl'Cn prosecuted in ~pn.in by rt:bcls against lhe KOYE'rnmC'nt. and tha.t war or rebellion. which lu\!~ bruu/(lJt cruel death to many innoc('nts, bOUI :llussolilli nnd the pOpt~ hn\'c (ully supported. ,J tlJ)un iH now ,'surying on a witkoo wur ngainst Chinn, IUld in that war Japan bas the support 01 the f)Ope and at his instlLOCE' Japan bas cx­C'ludf.'d or has denied. .Jehovah's witnesses the privilpgE' or lw8J'ing tcslUIIOIIY to IUs kingdom.

fASCISM OR FREEDOM 11

I·'ucism. Nazism. and CommunUzIll all mean the [OWl'll' thing, becanse nl1 nrc tor totnlitruian rwe and all are against God and Christ his King

. and all p~rsccate the faithful followers of the Lord Jean;.; Christ. 'I.'his evidence is ciled to shoy, th{' deadly conflict between l"UsciSIll and fre(:dolU.

CERMANY

J n Gel'many the common people nre peace· loving. 'fhe Devil has l)ut hig rcpl'(>~entative Hitler in control. a man who it! of unsound mind, cruel, mrujcioDs and ruthless, and who aets in utter disregard of the liberties of the people. Together with his backers, he rules with an iron hand. He cruelly persecules the Jews beCIlu 8C the), were onee Jehovah's co,'cnant people ond bore the name of Jehovah, ODd be­cause Chl"ist ,Je8us was a Jew. nitler has iru· prisone<i thousands of Jehoyah's witnesses, the true followers of Christ J esus, who have been guilty of nothing but advertising Ole kingdom of Cbrist. lIany of those witnesses have been Coully murdered while in Hitler prisol1s, In the per,sccution of Jews and of Christians, and in bis arbilrary rule, Hitler has had the nnqulllificd support. of the CatJl0lie Hierarchy. 1 here read· mto the record an article over the signature of a CaUlolic priest of Berlin, and which was pub­lished in the newspaper The GenJian on May 29, 1938, which, amongst oUter things, 8fiYS: "Tbere is now one country on earth where lhe [to-cu.l led ... Bible Students [Jehovah's witnesses] are

12 FASClS.'1 OR FREEuQ,\\

lorbidtlt'll. 'fhat is G-ernl8ny I ... The Catholic Church in BrUning's time urged to have [that !-;ccL Rupprc:::sro] ... . \Vhen Adolph HitleJ ('IUll(' to power, and Ole Ocnnfl.1l Cntllolic Epis eopute repmlloo their TeltUl'st, J1itler said. "I'hc!:Ic l:io-eallcd fi~arnest Bibll" Students [Jeho­voh'l::\ witnesses] are troublemakers; ... I can· ~id('r tht.lrn quacks j I do not tolerate that the GNllIlIll Cntholics shall be besmirched ill sudl 11 manner by Utis American Jodgc Hutherfordj [ disso lve [J(>hovah's witnesl!les] in Germany: 1I1~ir property 1 dedieule to the people's wel­fare; I will have all their Jiteratuf(> confiscated. [The priest adds,] Bra,'o! lIowe""T, ip th(· AmeriC'tlll Episcopate, even Cardinol Mundeleul is 1101 uble to have Rutherford's books .. lukrn away."

UiUe-l' and OLe pope entered lnto 11 contract for ll1t1luul operations and have worked together in (j('rm6IlY" When the Nazis marched into and seizNi AU!'Itria and destroyed the freedom of the ]')f"ople, ther£> the "("alienn bptrayed the ..luatrinnp nnd fully s:npport<'11 11 iUer in his rllthlp~~ act.

'l'ada.y Hitlpr and MUl:solini, the hrbitrary dictAtors, threaten the peace of the whole:!. world! and ULey are fuHy supported in th(>ir des true· lion or f."eedom by the UOJmlR Cntholic Hier­nn:hy, which fnet is fOhown by tILt" (1ntholic press tclllllY·

The {'omDmnistic djctator nrhilrnriJy rules HUb~in, and that country hru-. put up a wall t1~nin~t. nil ,,-itnes:=es t'or till' kin.'tdom of God.

fASCISM OR PRllfl>(IM #

TIll: {'atholic press oC ruuerit,u tril'lot to indue~ tllt' IX'Opll' to believe that the Yutica" is agnim;t Comlllll lli ~lU. But the Cacts ~ho", tllnt the IIier­ardlY jl'l willin~ to make rul nrrangl'!Il('nt with ruly didnturinJ or totalitarian pow('r tllllt ",ill :pe rmit th(' Yntican to net U~ n kind of ~uper spirilllni gove l1lment Ullel hu \'l' th", political clement do its bidding. Note Illig, whidl appears it! the New York Times July 20, 1038: ',MI'. F orht·s, ('x('{'utivt' see rctnry of lhl' ('ommunist party. propo!i('d mutual cu-op,'rntion between COlHIllWd~1Il Rnd the Ruman Cutholii' llierareh) in t'tllt'· ufTnirft. In 8n!:)W(!r then'lf) Oll;' pope. aet ing 01rt1ugh his NlrdinaJ and llutlwritati,-c rep­rt .... '·ntntivt' ("(>fdier) a t Parill, mnde reply to tht- CUILUl1unisl party in thc~~ word:o: "If tbis g{lstllr{' of the olltstretciled hand from your sid~ (>XP I'NI~(,'~ tl1(, wisu to becom(> bNtel' t1Cf.luuinted with ytllll' Catholic brOUlet·!:! in orJ('I' to giVE: hl'tt"r rcsprct to the l'cligioll which inspit·cs tht'1U to till'ir ('on"iction~. th£'iJ' [('('Ii up, their work1-, tllt'n tilt' ('hurch will not ((·fUM' to earl'Y ont Ihl~ work of enlightennH'lll and ytHl will l'tlCuguizr that thi:; can contrihut(' ~reutly to the ImpJlim·,.!<o ot' nil:' To !'Ouch gl!l1l'ruus off.:r from the J>O[)C thl' t'OlllIIlUlli:.;t part) rl'!<Ipouded in th~sl' wor(h~: "Thl: olllstr{ltehrd hund of the COJnlllu lli st party to tlm C'utboli(· people reo 1U8illl'l l)utHtn:o tC'bed.'" Thig [ ul' lil t'1' \\'1\1:1 sup­POl'tl'(.1 by Communistic h'aficts distributed in XfJW York y{'~terday,

','hl· . .r.f' un' lIot lying ",ultl'lIIcnt.s, as till' Cath. "Iif' prh-.l Ht ,\ meril"R gf'nf'nlll~' "" .. Iurf·;:: eoll~

14 ~ASCIS." OR rNEEDO.\t

ct'rning all ~tatf>mcnt~ I IImk(', but arE' plain ltuth~ whic-h cannot be [lucl"N'l"fuily (,,'(.Intra­di(.'t('(J. '1'h(·y are ~tated, not blo('sllse of hate, hut ill order that the honest p('upl€'. Catholics and non·Catholics. !nay M'e lhnt the kin~dom of God under Chrhst is violently ojJpo~ed by the greatest n-,Iigiolls institution on earth, which fn l ~ely nnd bla!;phemou:<ly clllil1l8 to represt"nl Ood Ilnd CIIT'ist, and which HOW works desper­ntl'ly n~nillJit the Kingdom of Ood atll.1 against Ule interest of the people.

"'''ERICA

Thot it is the purpose of the r(>li~ous organi­znticm named to destroy American freedom, I shlllInow prove, and in support thereof 1 quote fl'om n letter of a. Catlu.lic pri(l>!ltJ O'Rripn. hf Syrncm:;t:>, New YOI'k, puhlilshcd in L'Aurom, ns folluws: "'l'hil) lund belongs to us hy ('\'cry riEtht. Long enough hnve we compromised on every importnnt qll('stioll, Now we demand what is really ours and we nre going to have it; . , . I~u.c('full:f, honestly, if we may i if neee~&lry we

• llr(l ready to fi~bt and die for it . . , . " "'Fe want as enbitWt nlE'JUbers children of Ule holy mot.ht'r chur('b holding important positions in the entire strudure 01' our governulI'nt. , , , From now 011 the Protestant here~i(,8 will rf'Ceivc the trent­nll'nt ascribed to the Pl'otestnnt hel'('ties , , , by Ollr Canol) lnws, . , , We 11.1'0 ready prepared for J940. , . ' A.U , . , institutions, , . Dlust be wip(."(l ont or placed under the protection of ollr It ierarchy ... >J "'All 10:\'Id cllildren of the

fASCISM OR PR&PDOI'o1

[CatholiC'} (~burch [ar(>] to 8j:!<j~1 our worUn­Pr('~jdelll with all four] ~trtngth to ~ee that the indi"idual~ ('Ompri~iJlg thc Unitt."fl Htntes Sn­prem(> ('ourt shall obey tbE.' PI'I'si(icnfs injnn<'­ti0111' nnd if u(>ees!:lary we will change, nmend or hlot (Jut the present Conslilution ~o tbat the pre~ident mny enforce , , , our humanitarian pro,!{rnm on atl plm,<.:es of human rj/.\'ht~ u!{ laic! down hy our saintly popes nnd thf' holy moiller the cliurC'h:' '1'hat traitorom~ statement bas nCHI' IJCPIl repudiated l)y the Jli~rt\rehy, and tll(,l"ct'orc has OIC Hierarchy's IlJ1Jlroval.

~(j one has ever tried to interfere with Cath­oli('s' practicing their reHgion. The oflicial Hier­arehy has taken advantage of the liberty gr:mt­ed hy tbe Constitution of the United States to lise their religious organiz,ation ns n political nUH.'lline to gRin c011troi of the 111\tioll and to de­stroy the libel,tics of the pcople, .Many honest (lnd .. ,,,lightened CaUlolies, seeing thnt the Vati­can is hent 011 political conquclit of America. IUl\·e foftutkcn that religions organization and ha'"e laken tbeir stand on the side of Ule Lord and righteousne8s. An ex-Jesuil priest oC ~ew York, Doctor -I~. Boyd Barrett, rccently pub­li~ht>(j hia book entitled "Rome Stoops to Con­Qucr·', and from that book 1 quote th(' fo]Jowing:

.. Po~ Piue XJ ... has given tll(' hest of bis singulal· ability to Ule supervi~ion and direc­tion of till' Catholic ClUll paign in America . ... £'Vnr iA being waged in] the grente8t struggle of Ul(~ Church's history, The conqne~t of Ameri­cn is Ole supreme objective at which he aims .

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Piu!oO i!l well aware tlliLl tile Catholic church ('un l1e\1(>r hope again to Jominate the ('ivilized wadel until Ameri('a ),.-nt>el:-:. ht"nten and peni­tent, at her feet. ... Chorat'teriEti(' of [his] l!'tratl',IQ' in guitling ~n('ri(,iln Catholics [in Cntb()lie Action] .. . he hug tanght them to f'nlnrge 1\11(1 remodel the Catholie Jlre~8 .•.. Cutholi r Artion partakes of polities, lInd is a politicul lll'nctratioll, an infilt.-nlion into th(' polilicnl wo rld of I.\. new for(,(> ond l'l.gency ... . Cardinal Pacelli, on IJ('holf of His Uoliness, . _ . urged on the Knights [of Columbus] to ... rally .. . Catholic mRllhood os necessary for the 'practical solution or those problems of social an() civil life ... ", Tn 1930 Alfred E. Rmith nnnoullcl'ti his bclj('f "in the .Alncrican dodr ine or thc absolute separation of Church nncl Stntc·'. "Pius Xl ... definitely I'cpudiated thc 'ubso lnte separation' lH'I'f'IiY of ... Smith l\nd ('n larged upon the d('~irttbil ity of 'union and u~"odotion' between Church and State." The pop<' ~nid: '-Governments can aSI'ist tlle I'blln'h ~r('atly in the eXe('ution of its important office if in laying down thejr ordinances the~ take account of what is preSC'rihcd by diODe and ('C(']ellilMticallnw, and if JlE'nnJti(>~ nre fixed for ofT('udcr~ ....

"A ph6~{, of Jlresent-dIlY Catllolie Action il-1he \ll'gil1K of Catholics to lhrow ihelUs('Jves in · to poiitiC'fl .... Catholic h·ndcrs ... do not udvo('aif' . . . n separate Co tholie party. . . 'I'be (')lUrell prefers to controllegi.\la{or~ rnthfo!, than partieII', Rnd to avoid the odiwn and ex-

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pense of running a distinct organization. But the church wants pltmiy olldO" offices for her children .... The most sensational u~e of po­litieal power to force 8 Church i1'Sn~ was that of Archbishop Curley when he threatened the present administration, and President Roose· velt in particular .. . . When he took it upon himself to tell the President what he should do, and to tlIl'cotcn him willl political extinction if he did otherwise, then Archbishop Curley was n.eting not merely as an ordinary politician but O$: a political dictator .... It scems to be the policy oC the church here to maintain intimate reJations with politicians, and with State em· ployees . . .1.\8 regnrds the latter, the police are firatin ftlvor with theChurch ... and thathav. ing them in their thousands in her tow she can rul the more easily command politicians ....

'''Who can plaee a limit to the Catholic objec· tive in this country! Re-open cliplomatie rel~ tions with Rome' Though gratified by such a concession, wby should Catholics be content 'with that' Accord to them the right of exclusive censorship over books, plays, amusements and the Press. The church would accept such office without giving thanks for it, for she would re· gnrd it as her exclusive right to enjoy it. Amend Ute Constitution so as to allow State Legisla.­tures to apportion public moneys to the support of Catholic Scllools and institutions. The Church would grudgingly admit that • long-delayed obligation was being met by the country. Go further, and amend the Constitution &0 as to

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Trcognize the jurisdiction of her Ecclesiastical Courts and establish the Cntho)jc Church as the offi('ial Church of Amc.rica. At this point the Church wouJd begin to relllJ: and Fmile with COD­

tent. But still she would demand more and more of us .... She would not ask for nny measures to be taken against Proteslnllt denominations as long as they did not criticize Iter or cross het' path or encourage Freemasonry ... Protes­tant seets would be tolerated and treated in n IdntUy wny subject to 1('/K1t she would consider necessary and reasouable restrictions . ... Never was the Catholic Church it" any clnI.nlry in the world since Christendom began so rich, so highly organized, 110 influc.ntinl, so loyally soldjered by her subjects as she is today in the Unit~d Stntes."

rrhat i81>lniu language and strong proof illat the Hierarchy in America is worJ...ing hand in glove with the Fascists to grab control of the nation and to take awny all the liberties of the people.

fURTHER ACTION

I now submit the proof showing the iller· arch), putting into practice what Doctor Barrett BUYS they intend w do. On St>J}tc.mbcr 11 lust I delivered Ull address at London, wltieh was broudcaRt to many count.ries. More than 100 radio stations in America broadcast that speech '']I;AOK THE FAOl'S". To prevent the people from hen ring the facts Catholic Action flooded many radio stations with threatening letters, and

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some stations, because o~ fear, yi('ldC'd to their deruandft. In many plaee~ in the United States, Christians; rented ])ublic haJls, installed wire· less equipment, and there peaceably 8~!lelDbled to hpftr tiLe ~peeclt and to worship ODd in spir· it and in truth. Catbolie Action lfiro to pre­vpnt such assemblies, and succeeded in a few instnncef:t.

At Chicago, where most of the pul>lic officials nrC' Cntllolie and dominated by a cardina1, the Navy Pier a.uditorium was leased [or the con· venhon of JehoYah's wiblCSSe!l, and everything WAS in rCRdin(l~s. when Cardinal MUlldcJein's representative demanded the cancellation of the lea.c:e and the prevention oC this Christian as· scmbly. Public officia1s yielded to that demand.

At Rochcster, New York, Commissioner Me-­Fnrlill rented to Jehovah's witncsl!es the city ]ulll for their convention. rrwo days before the convention opened Ule Catholic priest, John Randall, acting under command of the bishop, demAnded that the city cancel the lease, shut out Jehovah'8 witnesses, and prcvE'nt their peaceable assembly, and the eanC<'lIation was made, and for one day this hnll wns closed against that Christian body. 'fhen on nppliea­tion Justice Voorhis issued an Ord('r oi Court requiring the ball to be opened, and it was done.

At Ottawa, CnnDda, tht' Coliaetun was cn· gaged for this convention of Christians. Ten days later notice was served on Jehovrul's wit· UCSFiCS by the Board of Control that Ule use of the Coliseum "is granted subject to there being

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no utt{'faDC{'5 made .•. 8~ill!!t any cburch or relitduus tlcnomination or tllO~(I l'Onnf'cted ",iUt chnrrht'l'\ or religious dClIomillntious",

At Little Rock, .\rknnl'8!(, tht> city council, at tJll' ill~t8nce of the Catholic bishop llorris nnd hi!ol orA'tlllizution o f 1\ nights of Columbus, pl'e\'elltt"d the peaceable n.8IH'lIlhly of ,Jehovah's witnel'l!;cs in the puhlic Ilfl.l'k 1'01' worship and to lislrn to the London IcC'tul'C'. .

At Colorado Springs tlie' Catholic clergy and otlWI' po li ticians signed n petition, fnlsely charg­ing "thot Rutherford is agninRl Christianity and nil it slands for, and the .l.lllerican fiag, and the itil'81~ it stands for", and thereby induced the radio station to cancel its broadcast contract and the press to publish the libelous statement.

Many ot1l('1' raillo stations in the chain were bullied nJld threatened. As to the effect thereof I quote l~ letter of a radio nu~nager, willc·lI is a sample of many others, addressed to the \Yateh Tower ogeney: ';We regect to advise that due to Ull' ["e"aleure of Catholil'islll in thi s territory we most retrain from takinA' Ole broadcast:' Many radio stations ''''ere threatened by Cath­olic priests if they broadcast the lecture.

At t\ew Orleans the Coliseum arena was leased for the assembly in convention of these Christinn people to worl:lhip Ood Rnd to hear the L Ol1uol\ speech. At the instance of the Cath­olic Hierarchy the doors 01' the Arena were locked u.nd the literature of J ehovnh's witnesses withheld from them and they were prevented £.rom assembling. Another hall waa then en-

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gaged. and Catholic ....\ction sllC<'fflleo in having that ball c1osl~1 to Jehovnb'8 witn('t'It't's. A third hall was taken. and whi Ie 8 local 1Ipeoker was delh-ering a Bible lecture the audit'ncC' was in­timidated by a squad of police l1ndl:'t the com­mand of one lIeKumara. The fourth hall was rentt>(i, and n Cntholie police 8quad stopped the ill~t(\l1ntion of telephone wires in thnt llUilding, lmd thUM prevented the assembly of Jehovah's witll(lS9;CS there to rccei''''c Ule Londou tlvecch. Then the .Jockey Club, outside the city linrit~, wn~ len::t'<l (or the peaccable a.s~embly and wor­ship hr the:;c Cltristians_ Under pressure from Ole Catholic nierarchy the parish sheriff pre­wnted the imltaUntion of the tell'phone wires and the U8C 01' that place of nSf1lcmbly. Th<:n, 8S

a last resor4 8 private open-nir Jot was taken, ami tllcl'e on Sunday, September Ule 11th, n body of Christian people a88cmble·d peaceably and to worship God and to hear the London ad­dre8~. r~lectricai equipment had been instnlle<L A squad or police, under command of lIc:Kn­mnl'a wn..'~ Oil the ground before the audiCllc(> arrh"'ed. Me.~rullara, under the direction of the CaUlolie 1 lierarchy, stepped forward and ex­citedly cried out to the audience assembled: "Stand back" j and then, turnjng to his police squad, he gave this commnnd: "Men, when the lecture starts stop it, evtm if yOll Imvc to brenk the e1ectrical equipment j and the first man who jnterIere~J shoot to kill/"- 'Vllell the lecture be­gan nt London, McNamara himself cut the tele­phone wires, disabk-d the electrical equipment,

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and, while be Wag doing so, the polioosquad stood with Ulrir hands on their guns, and thus Ule peo­ple again were forcibly prevented to peaceably assemblt', freely worship and exercise freedom of speech. Immediately following Utis highhand­ed and unla.wful action the Catholic newspaper known lI8 Catholic Action of the Soutl~, edited by tIle "Hight Reverend" \Vynhovcn, published tho following : ''It is indeed a 80U 1"Ce of deep gl'atification that notwithstnnding lhe persis­tent efl'Ol'ts of the ,,;tnC88eS of Jehovah, their thr('{'-<inv convention in New Orleans was frus­trated. : .. Practically every large hall in the city was denied Ulem . .. . The chief of police's office and the sheriff of Jefferson Parish un· hesitatingly stepped in to Rtop effectively this iusnlt to 1\cw Orieans.JJ The Federal Court is preventing 8 repetition todoy of slich unlawful nc~, but 'Vynhoven won't publ is11 tbat.

The proo' is therefore conclusive that the Catholic Hierarchy was back of the unlawful action in breaking np a peaceable assembly of Christians gllthered together for worship of Alm.ighty Ood. This is further anu conclusive proof that the Hierarchy is against God and against his kingdom under Christ und is work­ing in league with Fascism to destroy tile liber­tiea o[ the peop1e. The Hieraf(:hy has bullied and b1ufTed nnd t1trentened lLnd put feur into the public preas und the owners of many rndio sta­tiona, to prevent the peop1e from hearing the troth. Honest, sincere Catholics do not endorse such highhanded and unlawful action, nnd they,

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seeing that the ilierarchy has turned the or­ganization into a political mo.ehinc and is Tab­bing Ule people and using the money to destroy tlleir )ilJcrties, these honest Catholics arc for­!:toking the Hierorchy and turning themselves to God and to his kingdom. This action or honest Cutholic8 greatly nn,gers the Hierarchy, And thei!' 1H'icsts und press howl.

Calmly now consider the length to which Fascist-nierarehy rule has advanced in Amer­ica: Catholic priests boldly de<!itlre that the government of Ule United State8 shall be seized in 194-0j threaten to compel the United States Supreme Court to obey" Ule demands of the llicrarchy j threaten to runend or destroy the Con.titution as best suits the con,..nience of the Hierarchy; threaten Protestants with vio­lence who daJ'e-oppose the Hierarchy.

The lliernrchy, us stated by Doctor Barrett, h6$ been turned into a political machine which prerers to ('ontrol legislators rather than have a separate pa.rty, and to have mnny important offices in the government; n Co.Ololic bis.hop arrogantly th.reatens the presidento[ the United Stntes unless he conforms to Ole will of the Hierarchy. 'l\he public press and many radio stations nrc browbeaten into silence as against the lIicrurchy's crooked work; Protestllntclcrgy have been induced to remain silent j the Jews are frightened into submission and silence j and now the only class of men on earth who have faith and courage to teU the truth are p('r6ecuted, im­prj~ned. threatenedl tlIeir peaceabJe assemblies

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broken up, Ilnd their freedom of worship and freffium of i:lpcech deuiNi I Do('~ it not nppear that liherties of the All1erican people are about nil goner

When the PE'ople Ilre told th!' facts about a crowd thnt is operating nndl'r R religious cloak to 81('01 tJlcir rights, Ule Hiernrt'llY howls and M)'~: .. Lies! Put a gag in the lUoul h8 of tbose fwd do not permit them to speak." Honest Cath­()Iics and hOIH.'!:!t men of aU faiths orc against snch highl1anded action.

Is it wrong to publish the truth concerning a bunch of hijackers that nre robbing the people! Nol Then is it wrong to puhlish the truth coo­cerning Ii religious organization, operating hypo<'riticttlly Wld doing the 8ame thing! Amer­ican:i hnyc heretofore been at liIX'rty to express themselves freely on public matteI'S. No snne man in America would desire to do the presi­dent uny personal harm, but mnny sincere und honest Americans properly criticize the policy of the president, and the newspnpers and the radio stations are not forbiddcn to publish such critieil!lm. Is the Hierarchy so SllCred Ulnt it has grea.ter privileA"es than the president of the United Stllte.! What right has Rome to teU the Americans tlwt they cannot. publish the truth about the despo.iiers of UIC peoplet Shall honest men Ix> gagged and compelled to remain silent while this bunch of hijackers destroy the liber­tics ot' the peoplet Abo\'c all, shalllhe people be denied their God-given privileges of peaceable assembly and freedom of worship of .Almighty

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God, and freedom of speech concerning his king­dom and tho~ who oppose iU

Jehoynh's witnesses are not a Sf(!t and are not relibrionists. They are Chri8tinn~. They are made up if those who have come from Catholic8, Protestants, Jews, and tbOl'e outside of all re­IigiOl1S organizations. They nrc lIlen nod ,vomen who 10v8 dghtcousness and trnlh llnd hate wickewlNl.8. 'nlt'y ure 110t polilicinlls, 'fhey arc not kingdom builders, because God builds His kingdom, As John Ule Ba.]ltist was, 80 are Jeho­vah's wltncsst's, ';8 voice in the wildcmeRs cry­ing out" to the people and warning them that their only means of escape, sarety and salva­tion is by placing themselves under Jehovah's King, Christ Jesus,

It is wrill.n in lhe Word o£ God: "The fear DC man bl'ingeth 11 Sllure j but whoso putteth Jlis trust in the Lord shall be safe," (Pro,rerbs 20:25) Protestants, Jew:8, lUany rudio station OWllers nnd others, by renson of {ear of the Ro­man Catholic Hierarchy, ha\'e been led into the snure of Sa.lan, gagged, and are bound hand and fool Jehovah's witnesses, and all others who love righteousness and who 10"0 God, now serve notice on the }!~ascist-niert\r('hy combine that they will not, because oC fenr, yield to that totaJitarinn rule and will not remain silent and rerruin from testifying to God's kingdom_ 'l'hey beljeve lLnd trust wholly in the Lord God, and him lhey will obey,

Since the appearing of that hideou.s mon­strosity, the totalitarian rule, the liberties of

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the people hnve rapidJ y vnnlsboo, and e.er· in('rt'Ming WOf'S ba.e come upon the nations . . Among p.uch woes and crimes are th(>8(>, to wit: '1'11e ruJ.><! oLAb~~sinia i thf> wnntnu pJau_~hter of innocent. in Spain; the cruel lX'r:-;~utioD ot Jf>WS and Christians in Germ£UlY llnd ITaly j and now the lwwsrranted uss8ult upon Czccho­sluvnkia; und the maJicious attempt to destroy the lihel'ties of the people of Britl\in tlnd AlTIer­icn.\\11t'n the stonn of jnMDlty lIud trihulation 11M passed, tIle' true history of lhp world will be written under sane conditions. It "'iIl Ulen fully nppenr tJlU.t lhe men more rcprchcm~ible and therefor£.> chiefly responsible for !:J;udl crimes and woes nrc the men who compose the Roman <.'athulie J I il·rur'M1y. headed by the pl'csent pope, who innugnrnted ··Catbolic Action".

The hend of the llierurchy nppears to be an ud(>pt in gotting in line ,,~i th his politicnl allies. Within an hour after the fate of Czechoslovakia had beell Ih:('(l wilh lbe C!OU~E'nt of tile pope's aHips, flud in order to magnify the importance of the religious element of the nUiance, the pope ('alls upon the faithful Catholic8 to pray (or peace. 1t did not seem to him advisable to pray [or peace wilen Italy was murdering the Abys. sininns, when the rebel Franco ami other }I'8.&­

m8ts were slaying and continuing to slay than. l5unds or innocents in Spuin, nor whcll his friend liitler grnbiJed Austria and drove ont defense· less Jews and Christians. Now be prays that lliU('r' may nol be disturbed whil~ stealing Czecboslo\'okia.

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For centuries it has been the desire of the hend of the Catholic Hierarchy to rule the world as a spiritual oyerlord. That unsatisfied ambi~ tion has led tbe VaticaD to stoop to the worst kind of poljtics to accornplish their wrongful and blasphemous purpose. When such con· 5ciencelc~8 men, while carrying on theirnef8ri~ ous work, hypocriticaUy claim to be the reprc~ scntativc8 of JeJlovah God and Christ, they are guilty of the greate!:lt blasphemy againat God's nRme that hna ever been uttered wIder the sun. Honest Catholics ",rill now give heed to God's warning, flee from that religious makCf'hift, and find rest, liberty and life nndor Christ the King.

Christians Cully renlize that these are Ule last days and h('noo the time of great peril. In the Scriptures it is written (2 'rimolhy 3: 1-5): "This know nlso, that in the IMt days perilous tilnes shull come. For men shall be lovers of their own selves, (.'O\'etou8, boasters, proud, blns· pbemers, ... traitorl'l, ... having n form of godliness, btlt denying the power thereof; from 8U('h tlVn away."

'fhese words exactly describe lfte Hierarchy combine. If the men of the Ilierarchy really loved God and his kingdom. th<.>y would not try to control the poij ties of the world and to de~ stray Ole liberties of tbe people. By trying to rnle the wol'ld the HierarcllY denies the power of Ood to s('tup his kingdom us he has pl'omised. The facL that they do praetice a form of religion, claiming to serve Ood and at the same time op­posing his kingdom and joining with others to

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arbitrarily rille mankind, is proof ('onc1nsive thnt tlu·y are the enemies of man and or God; and the Lord admonishes the JJeople to turn away from such. •

'fhe fuet that the Fasdat TIierllrc.'hy claims the right to rule the wOTld in U1(' plu('e of God's King, Clll'i~t Jt'~U8, is u.1so proof that sllch com· hillation COtlfoltitutcs the f'abomination of deso· lation", which God by his llrophet !lamed and foretold would arise :in tJle~c days, (Daniel 1l:31: J2: 11) To the bone,t people the Lord says: '''When yc shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, 8tanding where it ought not, . , . then let them tbat be in Judrea flee to the mountains [that is, to Ole kingdom or God under ChristJ,1l f~or then I5hol1 be great tl'ibnlatio-ll, SUell as was not since the b<,ginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be,"_Mark 13: 14 i MntUlcw 24: 15·21.

Seeing, Ulen, thnt the liberties of the people are being taken awny by that religious.Fascist combine, which giands where it ought not to stand. claiming the right to rule Ule na,pons of the world, tfleu all who would )jve must take heed to Ulis admonition of Ute Lord 'and flee to God's kingdom.

Men cannot stop the onward march of the llierarchy .... ·uscists now. It hns gone too far I The Lord is permitting it to come to n climax to serve his own purposes. Now the only pos· sible place or sarety is under the protection of Christ's Idngdom, because God has declared his purpose to soon act and to completely destroy

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everything that opposes his kingdom, The Fascist lJi£'rarchy presume that they shall now gain and Cor e,"'er contra I thE' world; nnll when they think that th<,y have sill'lIcOO completely tile people that are for God's kingdom, then, as it is written in the Scl'iptores, they wllll'elit.'itat<: each other ruui say: ',",Ye nrc llt prace and in !:Iufety." Kate, thCll, what the Lord's Word says about this

t at l'l'hesenloninn!\ f): 3: ''For when

they shall suy, Peace and snJ'ely; then sudden destruction cometh upon theIn, as trnvnil upon a woman ",;th child; and they shoU 1I0t eflcope." Such difl8stcr will befall them at Armageddon,

In view oC thesE." fncts and fill' the ('ncourage-­ment of OJ() radio stations thot do broadcast this speech in tho public interest, I carne-btly urge upon all listeners, Jehovah's witnC'!'lscs and all othol's who love liberty and righteollsnCt:lB, to im­lllcc.1intely send letters to the I'lldio 8tntioll to which you nrc listening, expressing your hearty approval of their broa.dcasting this spcc-rh, Let the I'a<lio lit.alions know thnt there ure yet many Americans who love the principles oC frC'e<lom of assembly, freedom of spee<'h, and freedom of worship, which are guaranteed by the American Constitution and commanded hy thel1oJ;t nigh God, Furthel'morc. 1 invite the radio stations that stand ror American principles, and who orc against I"useism, to advise me by wil'c 01' letter that they are willing to again broadct1st ilie truth for the benefit of the people,

Let the l"u.scist-Catholie Hierarchy know that this is the Innd oC America., and not Rome j that

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they may freely practice their religion here amon~t lhO!:~e who like it; but that they cannot me tJleir religious institution u.s 8 political ma­chine to hU'n over to the fanatical dictators the Amf>riean government and take away all the liberties or Um people. The Catholic press per­sist in lying ahout me and saying thnt I am en­gnged in n. campaign at: hate. But, together with otber~ of Jehovah's witn(,~!ies, we nrc fighting for the principles of righteousness which are loved by nIl honest people regnrdles8 of pre\-i. ous fniUt. "-bat JeboYab God bas commBJ1ded u.s to do, tbat we will do regardless of opposi­tion. ". e nre certain thnt the will oC God is that a hypocritical, religious organization shall not destroy freedom of worship and freedom of speech.

ForelmowillK this day of great crisis, when dictators would destroy peoples' rights, J esus addressed himself to Cl'uel religious leaders of all time. ilis words, Ulcrehy announcing with the greatest force ftxed principles of Jehovah, now apply to the Roman Catholic Jiierarchy and to all others who use religion to further their selfish interests. He says to UIOse religious lead· ers who are against oo(}'s kingdom under Christ: ",Voe unto you., Catholic clergy, hypo. crites, for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven ngwlHlt men j for ye enter not in yourselves, neither suITer ye them that nrc entering to go in .... }I-'jJ1 up ye then the measure of your fathers. Ye serpents, ye generation of vipers, how can ye escape the damnation of hell' ...

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Upon you shall come aU the rightcous blood shed upon the earth.'-llatthew 23: 13-35.

Fanatical Fnscists and Nazi c.lietators, with the aid and co-operation of the Roman Catholic Hierarchy at Yatican City, nre now wrecking oontinc.ntnlEurope. They may for 11 brief period of time gain control of the British F.mpirc and of America, and then, God declares, He wi.lI act and tJJl'ough Christ Jesus, his great Executive OlTicer and -mxccutione r, will completely destroy all such orgn.nizations.

'I'hen tbe people who obey God and Christ shall survive and live for ever in peace and hap­piness and will fill the earth with a righteous people, oll to the praise or Jebovah. Choose yc, therefore, whom ye will serve I Shan we have Fascistic Cutholicism, slavery anel death' OR 811011 we embl'ace Christ and his kingdom and rc~ ceivc true ft'codom and evcrlasting life' It is not within yOUl' power to stop the onward march of lhe wicked, bnt it is your privilege lo flee to God nnd to his kingdom wlder Christ and thus find security, refuge and salvation; and let this warning be sounded now again in lhe language of Ood's propbetJeremiah (21: 8, 9; 38: 2), that all who do not flee lo and obey his King, Christ Jesus, shall sofTer destruction at the battle of Armageddon, which is near at hand.

Consider now br iefly what Ood's k--ingdom means for lhe people. When Satan defied Ood to put men on earth who would remain faith­ful and true, .Jehovah said to the Devil: 'Instead of destroying you now, I will permit you to re~

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lnsin fr,r n time, thnt I moy have my nrune de­darNI llUlongst all the lJatione, Aud Olen I wjl1 .@'howyoumy power.' (ExodU!~ 9: 16) ODd then de­dllred his Jlurpose that in his dm.· time he would re<JCi!1Il man and send Chrillt Je!lUlt to !:l~l up hil'! killgllulIl. Uod's purpo!Se cannot fnil! lIe hns ~uiu: "J have purpos.cd ii, ] will ul~o do it." (Isninh 4(j: 11) JChovil l! pr()(,pedA nceol'Jing to his 0\\'11 sovereign "lill. H e Sent Jesus to eartll, who gnve bis life as a recLe.mpth7 e pr ice for those human creatnreJ:S \\ ho do prove their integrity toward Jehovah, Jcsu.s wstrllclP<i his followers lhnt in God's due time he would return and ~et up his kingdom of rigllteoosness. Knowing that the kingdom is God's nleong for the bleESing of tile people, Jesus taught hi:, rollo ..... ers to pruy to Jehovah tlils prayer: '~rhy kingdom camp; thy will bf' done, in earth as it is in heavell/ Thnt UletUlS that God's will slml1 be done on ca.rth in his due time, and his will is always !'ighteons. Christians and l'l~ligiollists still utter Utili prayer, but only true Christians sincerely deflire the fuJfilhlH'ut of the prayer. They rcly solely upon God and bis King and kingdom.

It. was in 1914 titat Jehovnh enthroned Christ 88 tilO invi8ible Ruler of the ,,"odd. (Psalm 110: 2 i Revelation 11: 17,1 i .Matthew 24-: 3-14) BeCoro dctitroying Sat all, Jehovah, according to his \Vord, causes his nrune to be proclaimed throughout the earth in order tlmt aU peri-mns of good will toward him mlly hear nnd ll!arn Ute truth and flee from reJigious organizations nnd find refuge and safety under the Lord's king-

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dom. That testimony is now being given. Only the DC\'jl could so "iolcntly oppo~e that testi­mony, nnd hcnee he \1i:le" his religiouF- ri"pre­sf'ntatives to oppose it and to perEE:'Cutf God's witnesses.

You peoplE' of good will have hud all the sorrow you want to hav('. You dt'sire to see l'ighteomHlCtlS rule in th(' cn.rth, thal you may dwell iupcu('e with yoUI' children nnd your neighbors. Yon hate strife. w8r, und oppres­sion. The Lord's kingdom \\;11 hring to pn!'s the dc~ire oC nIl honest hCllt'l~ for l)('fiCO und pros­verity. You h(>licve that Ule Bible is God's Word. Then henr whnt he Sc.'l)'s to you about hi!'! king­dom lind his King .... t:nto [you] 0. [lion [King] is given, and Hie go.ernDle.nt shall l~ upon his shoulder; nnJ lli8 nrunc ~hul1 be roBed 'Vonder­[ul COUIlI'I('1I0f, 'Phe mighty Cod, 'fhe Everlast­ing PaUler, 1'l!c Prince of Peacej of the increase of his ~overnment and pence there ~haU be no end." (Isaiah 9: G, 7) o'_\nd he "hall judge among the nations, flnd shall rebuke mo.ny people; and they shall bent their swords into plowshares, and their 81}cars into pruninghooks j nntion shall Dot lift up sword against nation, nclUl(.Ir shall they learn war any more." (Isaiah 2: 4-) ''Be­hold, n king lftIall reign in righteousness, and prin~s shull rille in judgment/'-Istliah 32: 1.

rrbe Homan Catpolic Hierarchy have kept you in ignorance or these precious promises record­ed in Ule Bible, because they wnnt to rule and to exploit you. Wben one calls attention to God's warning against hypoerisy, deceit and op-

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prcs~ion practiced in t11e religious systems and . to God's good promises to tlle obNlient ones of mankind, tll .. n the Hierarchy, lun-iog no reaSOD­able or Scriptural answer tlH.-reto, howl these wordfl: 'Those things arc all lies. The people Fltl()1Jld not rend the Bible, bllt hear only what the Catholic priests ~LLY" 'rhcsc religions lend­(!rs rob you of )'our mOHey, your freedom of Ulought, and freedom or action, und greatly op­prcl:'s you, and Christ a.lone CUll and will relieve you, as it is written: "He sha.1I judge the poor of the peopler ... and shall brenk in pieces the OpprCl>8or." (Psalm 72: 4) J:o'urthermore God says to the obedient ones: "Surely his sal\"atioD is lligh t1u..'1ll that fear illm; that glory may dwell in our lund. Mercy ami truth nre met together; righteouslless and pence have kissed each other, fl'ruth shat! spring out at' lhe earth j Dnd right. COUf:nCSK shnll look down from heaven, Yea, ilie LOl'd shull give that wlijch is good i and our lond shall yield her increal'!c:'-Ps8,lm 8,j: 9·12,

Which, Uten, v.;U you choost!, Ule Devil's rule of Fnscist llierarehy on freedom under the righteous reign of Chrjstf Let those who want to sec righteousness in the earth make this their

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'Vo give tLanks to AJmighty Ood that he bus brought to our attcntioll his Word of truth. We Jove righteousness and choose Lo se l've Jehovah Goel Bnd his ICing, CbJ'ist Jesus. In obedience lo his commandment we do now forsa.ke hypo. critical, religions institutions, turn to God and

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Christ his King, and henceforth we will l'eek righteou:-;'lIl''''~ and meekness 813 Ood. has <'om­n8nd~d, Ulat we may recci\~e protection, pence

Imd life e\~erlnstillg, and that we rna) !hore in the nndication of God's name. ,,~c recognize that God's kingdom is a theocracy, which i1; 1101y, righteous nnd truE', and we delight lu IJut ollr­l3elves undel' the Lord and gladly ohcy his right­eous rule.

Lei oJl who endorse this Declaration !:Illy Aye .

. , to.taIItl,. the TIIA allldi_ ot ~

thoUMnd, held apellbound. throupnl the I(IM'th a,,<1 t,._ with nr.p~1 ~Ihu· ...... broke forth iD. a ro.naa •• Jt. ftl" alt'(lDlJ'llluit\! 1I'lth prolo~ •• 'pla_

[Publilherl . ,

THEOCRACY "ON EARTH peac(' ftmnng men of good

will:' More than nineteen centuries ago a henenty host brought that lIIl!ssage

to men. '1l be occasion wa!o! the birth of Jesus, the Christ, Ule beginner or Christianity . .Al­though this long period of time bas elapsed, there is not yet peace on cndb, Controversies and malice and strife fifO mnnHest amongst tile people of every nation on eorth. In nil the con­trovf'rsies religion has a prominent part. 'TItile there nre Ulany religions organizations, the Roman Catholic religious organization, ruled by the Hierarchy, takes the lend. That organiza­tion conducts a bittf"r and malicious warfare tlgnimst all persons who take positivo issue with the nicrarcby. It is not n fight of the ordinary Cotholic pcople again 8t the non·Catholics i but the lJiernrcby, in order to keep tbe people in subjection, bitterly makes wnr ugninst all Chris. tian people, and partieulnrly ngnin[lt Jehovah's witncflscs, and in thAt rontrovcrsy thc iller­arclly is I!upported by- tllC radicnl, political ele. ment of the world that Cuvors the dictatorial go\'crnment, TN that controversy because the Bible is confusing and not. llndpr~tandable' No, tlHI,t is not the cause of the controversy, Then why do not all who believe the Bible get on together in peace' 'rhr correct. answer to that question will serve to nid al l persons of good will to get the proper UlH.lerstanding. The ..

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answer given h('rein is the correct one, be(!ouse it i!-i fhp infnlJible proof token from the Word of God.

There are l-wo powers whieh are acUve, and which nrc nnalterably opposed to eu.ch other: tbe one, which is supreme, enlightens the minds of men of good "ill; the other deceives men, blinds their minds to the truth, nnel cuuses tbem to pursue Ii wrongful courfle. The supreme, righteous One is the Almighty God, wholotc name is Jehovah. The opposing olle or enemy oC God is named Sotan, thc Devil. Jcho,'ab is the God of peace. SataD is the. mighty ODe of strife, Mark this: that the message brought to lhe men by the heavenly host, &S abovc stated, 80YS, "On earth peUl't!, among men of good·will:' (Loke 2: 14, Rother/lam translat.ion) That means that only tJlose WllO nre of good will toward God can find and enjoy everlasting pence, 11he purpose of whnt is here written is to give a plain state­ml"nt of the facts and the &riptures in order to hf-Ip person8 or good win to learn the right wa.y. '\lUlt is here said is not th~opinion of man, nor man's interpretution of the Scriptures. Jeho-­\'ah's Word is the authority, and He is his own ulterpreter. The Scriptnres cannot be properly interpreted by My man. ,

God the Almighty is the Creator of lleaven and earth, Wlli('u together constitute the world, and tJle world belongs to 3eho\l0]J, 8S it is writ­ten: "The earlh i8 the Lord's, and the fu1nesB thereof i the world, and they that dwell therein. v

(Psalm 24: 1) l'The heavens 8.I'C thine, the earth

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also is- thine; llS for the world, ant1 the Culness thereof, thou hast founded thrm." (Psalm 89: 11) Gor! created Ule eurth and created the perrect man to live forevt'r' 011 tll(' earth. (Isaiah 45: 12. 18) Ood gave man lhe rule over the low­er 8nimal creation, :m<1 he Illude Lucifer, the hf>BVcnly creature, the overlord or man. (Gene­sis 1.: 26; .}i~7.ckiel 28: 14; JRllinh ]4:] 2-17) All crcotion then dwelt log<·thc\' in peace and prrusoo tht' Almighty God. LuriFor coveted that ],rruec, deMiring it for himsell' (Jeremiah 51: 13), and hence he T('bcUed agninst Jehovah. Many oC the nngcJ!-i of heaven 8J'IIJ 010 pcrf('Ct man Adam joined in that rebellion. God dtang-f'd the name of LuciCn, giving him [our nnmes, to wit: nrftgon, ~ntnn, SerpPIlt., nnd nevi!. Satan then challenged Jehovah God (0 pu( men on the earth who would remain true aud fu.itllful to God. The rebellions Satan WQ.l:i sentenced to deathj but in order that all creation might in due time knQw t.hat Jphovah. is supreme und lhat his powf'r is witllout limitation, and thnt Satan would have aD op~rtunity to prove hi!;: chal~ 1enl{e, Ood 8uspendro tbe seotl'nce of death and permitted Satan to continue to 1i\'C for a speci· fied period or time, at the end of which time God will l'M'Cut~ Salan. Tberefore Ood said to Sa· tan: "Bill for this cauf'le hnve I ullowed thee to remain, in order to show thC'c Illy power j and in order Um.t tiley may j1rocJailu my nome through. out all th€' ellrth."-Exodus 9 :16, Leeser.

Jehoval1 God also gave his word of promise that in hi~ due time he will ~('t up n government

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that will rule the people ill righteouJ::"ness, and in wbidt there will be everlastinJ{ pence on earth, and that 1I1Ich ..,"Overnment of rightoou!I'nf"ss will be administered by Christ JeSU8. A long period of time clu)l!::lcd between the datE' of 00<1'8 prom­ise and thE' s(.'tting up of hi s gOVE'rnllll'nt of rightCOllSllCRR, in which perioli of time Satan Uw Devil '}1Il~ full opportlUlity to IIJllke proof or his wiekE'd dm,lI engl'. If Satan should succeed in turnjng all men against God, that would pro"e thnt Sntan is equal to J(,hO\,6h 00<1, or e\'en grenter, and that Jeho,-nh i~ not tmpn'me. If Salan rnil~. lhnt means his end in complete de­struction. Satun is certain to fail. It is of rital importance to every persoll of good will to k110W tho rl\~ts.

'I'he issue or question for finol dc t(':rIninntion IS therefore plnin and clear, nnd thnt i~slle is, Who is stlprf'me 1 The con(\icl or Rl\.tun against Jehovah (lod began; and murk how it pro­gressed to this day, when there phnll be a final showdown. g"e was deceived by the lie or Sa­tan, Imd Adwn voluntarily joined. in the trans­gres~ion and they were CX1>el1ed from Eden, Adam a.nd R\'c then began to hnv(' cllildren, Their 80n Abel devotro himself to Jehovah God. Satan induced his elder brothel' Cain to murder AbolJ and hCllce Satan is not only the al'ch liar but a murderet'. (John 8: 44) Approximately 1600 years possed. In that time of all the human crentur('s born on the earth onlv n few o[ them stood on lhe side of Jehovah Ood. ~-\t the end of that time Satan bad turned almol:it aJl the

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human ro('(' against God and the earth was filled willi \\;ekedness and violence i nnd fOT that renson Ood declared hi~ purpose to destroy nil human creatures, which he djd in the flood: only Noah nnd his family, eight J>C'rsol1s in all, sur· vived.-Genesis chapters 0,7,8.

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Noah brought out of the ark numerous ani· rnais und fowls, all of which ~Terc f,'ce to roam the earth. 'rhese would soon multiply in grent nmubers and would endanger men; henee, Cor the protection of Xonh and his descendants, God said to Noah : "And the fenr of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every Cowl of the air, upon aU that moveth upon the earth, and upon nil Ule fishes or the seR; into your hand urc they de­livcred."-Gellesis 9: 2.

More yeurs passed, atld Nimrod, the descend­ant of Ham, came into prominence. Satan evolved n scheme to defame GO(rS nallle, and to turn men away from God, and he used Ximrod [or that purpose.

All human creatures are born to look up to and worship some recogni7.ed 8ulX'rior power. Nimrod became an object of adoration and wor­ship by wenker lllen: ''He [Nimrod] began to be a mighty ono in the earth j he was a mighty hunter bcfOl'e [in defiance of] tile Lord." (Gen­esis 10: 8, 9) Being deceived, the J)eople were in. duced to honor and worship Nimrod; and thus they were turned away from and against Jeho-

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yah. That was the beginning of org'onized reli· gion. Nimrod was a wicked man, a cruel slayer of wild heasts, and also of mell. By reason of his power and influence O\·cr wen he organized Babylon, th(' firstarbitrnry, dictatorial or totali. tariun government that eyer existed. lie was the Devil 's inatrlUllCnt in organizing religion against God und in organizing n political government against God, and in setting in opt>l'ution com· mereiul traffic. (Genesis 10: 10, 11) In his cruelty be chused and viciously slaughtered many wild beastij and fowls o[ the air, thus causing the bea. .. ts nnd the fowls to beeome virioos and fight a~nst JUan. ITe trained young men to fight other men aod thus engage in murder. From the time of Babylon until the present day Satan has combined religion, politics nnd commercial trame, nnd by this means or combination he has contl'olled the ]>cople, deceived them, and turned them away from Almighty Ood and his provi. sian to give mnn life in pence.

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The government of the world by the hnme· ruate direction or administration of Jeho\~ahJ the Almighty God, is a theocracy. Follo\\r1ng the rebellion by Satan GOd gave his word of promise that in bis due time the world shaH be ruled by n illCocrat or theocratic government.

Any rule or government sct up in defiance of Almighty God or claiming to rule tbe world in the plnee and stead of J ebovah God is n mon­strosity. God describes such in these words:

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'''1'he a.bomination that IlInketh desolo.te." (Dun­i('lll: 31; 12: 11) Snch an abomination or mon­stro~ity tUfn!; mpn against God Rnd leads them into de~trucLion . .A. UlollF;lroF;ity is ugly, ex· tr('mely wicia.'tl, horrible, dE'sdly a.nd de~truc­tin:o of the rights and liberti(li of the people, and h'ods the people into destruction. r.J.'ho rule by N"imrod WHoM n monstl"Osity.

Hallin's monstrosity takes l\way all the liber. ties of UIB conmlOD l)eople und makes them sla"es to Satan's chid reprrsentntins. The thCQcrt\cy Eets men oompl(>tely Cree, enables them to pursue a course of ri,ahteousness in }>f'occ, and the people of good will in due time Fha.U dwdJ under the theocratic go,,"crJlll.lent and be (or ever at p<'itLt. ThWl the two grcat ruling ftl('tor~ ore contrasted.

'1'he world powers, to wit, Assyria, Egypt, Buhylon, Medo-Persia, nnel n.ncieJlt .Rome, wen (Inch a 1ll0ilStroUS government, 0[' monstrosity. ThoFe worhJ powers were arbitrar ily and eruel­ly ruled by tile Ulree elE'll1ents of Satan, to wit, reli,!{ioll, polities and ('ommer!;'p, in defiance of .AJrnighty Ood . .From time to time God bas ginn e\'iilenoo or hi.e; supremaey in ordcr that men might have an opportunity to obser.'c the right way and to walk therE'in·. To eat,eguard the l.e!raclites from the Devi l religion God selected the Israelites and gave to thnt J)eople his Jaw and !Iis stlltutes for t heir true guide nnd pro­tector mlt.il the coming of the hlessinll, Christ Jesus, and his kingrlom. (Galatians 3: 19) God s)lt.'cifiC'ally commanded the braelites to striet1y

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obey his law, informing tlJ.em that lhe practice of religion would ensnar~ them and result in

' their destruction. (Deuteronomy 7: 16.25; Exo­dUB 20: 1-4; Judges 2: 1-'l) ~II nalions of the earth aside from fsrael were called "heathen"; and all of such nations practiced religion in de­fiance of Almighty God, and thia they did be­cause or Ule influence of tllc Devil r.rllll.i a clear distinction between religion nnd Christianity may be scen, the following definitions Bre given, to wit:

Religion means any form of worship o[ some superior power or creature, and which form of worflhip or form of praetice linds support or authority in the teachings or traditions of men. lt is often claimed that the Bible supports rell­gioll; but stich is not true.

Chri.9tianit!J means full obedience Lo the law and cOITummdments of Almighty Ood as set forth in the Bible, and therefore the worship of Ood in flpirit and in truth. disregarding all forms or formalis.m. Christ J-e8u8 Bhnt)'s obeys the law and comma.ndments of Jehovah God j and therefore Christianity mcanl'1 the following the lead of Christ Jesus in obeying God's law and commandments.

bien have invented the -pi.JTa.se "the Christian religion" j buL such phrase is entirely mislead­ing, because religion and ChriRlillnity nte ex­actly opposite one to the other. According to the Scriptures the so-called j'Chrislinn religion" is a form of godlinessr\l'hich denies th(' power of God; and the admonition itl to turn away

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[rom such. (2 Timothy 3: 5) The leaders amon~llhe Israelites, or Je\\~l werp the scribe.' and PhnriseeJ1;. corresponding to the elergy of the present time, and which lel\(I(' 1'5 departed f l'oD) the law and commmujrnl'nts of God and ddopted tradition or the teachings of men j and lIwrrby they btx-ome relibrlonists. nlthough they c1nimed to reprepent God. For Hlnt reason Jesus said to them; "'rhus IUlVC ye made the command· mcnt of God of nOIll' f'fleet by your tradition. Ye hypocrites I Well did t;l!mias prophesy of YOll, ~uyinR', This p<'ople draweth nigh unto me witb their montll, ond honourcth mf' with their lips: but their beart is far from me. nul in vain they do worship me, teRchillK ror do<'lrincM the COlD·

ml.'lndments of mNl."-Mutthew 15; 1·9. Good men hnve been deceived nnd in igno·

l·ll.nCe have pl'lwticcd religion nnd still do so. An outstanding {'sample is n man whose name originnlly W8S Soul, but whosc name was after­wards changed to Panl the apostlc of Jcsus Christ. Paul states that lie was a practitioner of rt'ligion until the Lord opeued his Ullderstand. iug to tile truth, and then he beennw 0 Christian. (0 ni nti an. 1:13-16; Acts 9:1-20; 26:4-17) ]i'urthermore l>aul states that reli~rlon and suP perslition ore one and the same. (Acts 17: 22) Prom the timc of Nimrod until now Satan has uscd religion to deceive men and to cause them to i.nrlnlge in the practice tbereof in defiance of Jehovah. Satan's purpose in practicing this de­ception is readily Seetl when one discerns the issue of supremacy growing out of his ehallenge

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10 Almighty God. It ""ould be kept in mind that 0.11 wickednC!l8 in Ule world is duf' to the mHll. {llIce of Saton, who induces men to tight against one auother. 1'hcrc is nO cause for a controversy amongst .sensible men, beeau!lc Ole interests of all men uro of necessity th(' same. Tlie Devil ::;ubtly and deceitfully brings about conditions ctlU!:.;ing men to ught amongst thf'll1selves and to defllme Almighty God i !lncl this he docs in his efforts to make good his c.hallenge.

TH"E KUiGDOfo'

That Wllich is of great-est interest to nil men, if Uley only realized it, is the )dngdom of God, the thcocratie govcrnment, with Christ Jesus, the King and official reprcsentan,·e of Jehovah, in [ull churgc, ruling in righteousMss and be· stowi ng lftflting blessings upon all men of good will toward God. Because that theocratic gov. Cl'runent under Christ is o[ most vitnl impor­tance to humankind the Devil bitterly opposes itj and he employs fraud, deceit nnd lying, as well as violence, to oppose the kingdom of God. Religion is the Devil's chief instrume.nt em· plo)"c<l to lead the people into his trap, HaYing these indisputable facts in mind, thAt among all the religions institutions all earth tOOuy there is not onc of them magnifying the iml)Ol'tnnce of God's kingdom, those persons on eal'th who are completely devoted to God and Christ, and who strive to obey God's commandments, are the only ones who advocate and adnrtise the theo­cratic government, that is, the kingdom of God

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under Chrip,t. Religionists stres!! the importance. or eS<!6ping "beU" or lCpurgntOl'Y" and finding blis~ in lIome other existcnee, and they 8re en­tinly ilO1orant oC the fart that Goo's kingdom under Chril:'i is the only menns of salvation.

For morc Hmn eighteen cflnturips nud gave attention to the Jews, or Isro('Jites, tlsing that people for the purpose of making pictures illus­trating tilt' development of his kingdom, whicll rH'uplH'tif' pichll'€'S Ood is now performing in reality by bringing to pa~8 Ule thinWi wbicll were foreshadowed by the prophe('i{'s. God be· gan the rulfillmen~ of his proph~tic pictures when lIl' sent. Jesus to earth, more than nineteen centuries ngo. Jesus emphasizE'd the kingdom, or Ulcoeratic government, 88 the most impor­tunt of .11 things. At the ngp of Ulirty years God anointed Jesus to be tile King of the world because it pleased God to U8(1 .JeRus to cal'lOY out his purpose. (MnttbeIV 3: Hj·17) Immediately UW Devil attempted to destroy J e8U8. '.rile Devil knew that Jesns was the Anointed One, whom God would s{'t to rule over his Ul(~ocrn.tie gov­ernment, and therefore the ])c\;1 tried to canse Ule death of Jesus by tempting llim to violate God'. law. (Matthew 4: 1-11) In tl,.1 attempt Satan completely failed; and imme<iiate-Iy ther~ after JesuR began to proclaim to the people the importnn('c of the kingdom: "-E'rom Ulat tirn~ Jesus l)('gftll to preach, and to say, Repent: for the king(lolll of heaven is (Lt hond." (Matthew 4: 17) During the three and one-lu'II ,years that followed Jesus con.stantly emphasized the king-

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dOin of heaven, tbe theocratic government. He went about telling the tTulh, and healing the sick and nffiicted, and demonstratro that life, health ond happiness eM be had by the people only onder the lheocratic government. Je~ms informed his disciples that the kingdom

is of first importance, (Matthew 6: 33) fIe tought them that Ood would select from amollJ,"8t meJl a certain nwnber who would prove faithful, and to whom be wouJd entnlst the in· terest of his kingdom on earth, and that the very least amongst these would be greater ulti­mately' tban any man living on earUl. Jesus mude it clear that not. all men that get life will go to heaven, but only a small number go to heaven and are made 8 part of the kingdom; nnd concerning these he sllid: "F(lar not, little flo(:k j for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom," (Luko 12: 32) Such are likened unto a IiUle fioc!k of sheep, nnd these will be with Christ in heaven ns spirit creatures, bcing changed from human to l!ipiril Then Jesus declared he wowd scleet another cInes of pcr­Aons of good will and tbat these would fiod e~er· lasting liCe and pence on earth, and concerning which llC said: "And oth-cr I!h('ep r have, which are not of this fold: them also [ must bring, and they shaH hear my voice; and Ult're shaH be one fold, and one shepherd," (John 10: 16) Thus he showed that all human creatures that get life must be either of the little Rock that go to heav­en or of the great multitude of persolls of good will to whom he grants li.Ce os human creatures .

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on th(' rarth. 'I'be oruy means by which anyone can ohtain liCe is by faith in the fl:hed blood of Clirist JeRu~ and by complete oht'(lience to the law of bi~ theocratic kingdom. Agnin Jesus em· pllR~i1.t'(l the parnmonnt Ullj)()rtance oC the king­duw wlHm he urged his disciples to pray at aU tiruc!iI to God, "rhy kingdom conw; thy will be uonc 011 cUl'th as in hf'uven! plu.tthew 6: 10) Helij:donists utter these words from lime to tinle but they do not sincerely desire th(' kingdom to rule the Nlrth. (2 Timothy 3:5) Jehovrul sent Jesus to ('arth to tell the truth of and concern· ing his kingtlom, and the I"l'Cord in the Bible by Matth~w, 'Mark. I .. uke and John proves beyond all doubt thnt Jesus magnifkod the importance or the kingdom nbo\'c everything else because that UI4~ocl'l\tie gon.rnmcnt will be a complete viJ1Clicntion of the word ami name of Almighty God und the only means of man'e salvation.

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Becau!c oC Adam's Fin in joining in the Devil's rebt.-lIioll he ..... as sentenced to death and all his offspring werC' born as sinners. (Romans 5: 12) Before any human crea.ture could have oppor­tunity to get life, either in hea\'en or on earth, such creature must be purchased or redeemed. In agreement with God's will JNIU8 the man wusllUt to dentiL nnd thereby p\lI'c.ho..sed the hu­man !'sce .. Jesus died as a man nnd God raised him out of death as a spirit who lives forever. ile was "put to death in the fle~b, but [made alive] by the spirit". (1 Peter 3: 18) lIe is aliye

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no\\' rlJl' f'\'Crmore. (Re\"t"lntioJl l; t8) God raised him nut 4)f df>nth amI cxnlt~ him to Uu- highest plnrl> in the uni\'erse, elotlll"l.l him with ull power 3ntI lluthority in heaYell and ill porth, mOfle him Ltlrd and Kin,g, and commsncl;:. thot p\'(~ryone thllt g<:ll; lif(' must bow 10 nlltl o1x>y Christ, the tho(}(:rntic King. platthcw 2~: lS~ Philippians ~:9.11i ActH 2: 33·3uj John 18:a6,37) By hi~ nIH'(IiNlt'" uuto oeuth as U 11\011, find his I'Cliurree­tinll by ,lrho\'ilh from death, .J('Pll~ Christ be· I'OIUl'S th~ own('1' of all of till' hUfllUn ra('e who IX-'Ii('\'\' un nllli obey him. K 0 f)nt' (.i!<(1 ('un obtain liei.': 11~ it is written: "'TIt' thut ht'lie\'eth on the Son hutb e\"t'rltt;:;.ting life j and he thot hl'1ic\'cfu not til(' Rnn !'hall not ~ Iiff'; hut th(' wrath of t:od lIhiddh on hilll."-JIJlm 3: :16.

R,ECE1VING THE KINGDOM

.\ ~hOl'l time hefor!' his (' rw'ifixion J(l8US in. [01'111('(\ hi~ I'oitilful d.is('illl(lF; tlml he mll:;:t go :\\\'uy to 11('(1\'cn and reeeiy\! tllf' authority ror the kingdom, ruul lhat he would rl'turn lU1d reecive unto hiru~(>lf hi::, faithful ('Jllowl'r!\ und a..<:.5oci­ate UlI'm with him in hi!" tht'fwratic govern. lll(,ut. (,Tohn 14-:1-6; Mnttl!!'w 2;,): 14-31; Luke 19: 12.1:») 'fht' lik't u.igllt t)wl J""UI:<i wa~ on I;>tlrth with his discipleF. he ~nicl to uH:m: "Ye nre they which have cOlltillUf'd ,,,"'ith I1H' in my temlltntiol1~. And 1 apiloint UlltO yO\l n l<ingdom, Il!'l illY }'nthcl' hath appuintl.'d unto me; that ye mu.y Hit nut! drink at Dl)' tahlc ill my kirlgdom, and tlit 011 throne~. judginp: the IWI·1n· IrjhP~ or l,,'M·I."-Lukt:> 22: 28-30.

FASCIS!l1 OR rREfDOM

.Tl'f4UH .lied upon the tree, h~ing t'rncified, and Ull'rNlftl'r at Pente<'o~t (;uJ re\'Nded to his faithfnJ di!!{'iple~ the purpo.!-t' or the death and rcslIrrt:'t'tion of Jt:Sfui anti inforlll~d them that tbe lirehlood of ellri.!;t Jesu~ rurnished the ran· ~om or rf"liempth-c price for the human race Rnd thut Ootl had appointed ,TNIUS as Lord find K inK. Rlld thnt ~Te!ilus \\-ou ld comC' og'llin und ~et up the th(,~I'l\tic ,roV<.'l'OlH(>nt, to the glory and vind,('ation of Jeho\"aJl. The di~t'jp l es thell dis­t>crnt-d that n long period of liUle Inust elapl!e 1:N'Core the Lord Jesa~ would cOllie again and 8Ct np the tlirocr8ticgO\Termnenl; and therefore under hi~ command thpy weill Corth, preaching to the }X'oph' the great importanC(' of O,e rom­ing of .Jesus Christ nod of hig kingdom, This they continued to do us long 8S they lived,

FOR HIS NAME

III (11(' c('nturies that huve passed !'illce lhe re.<;urr('etion of Jesus the Devil hlUJ continued to use b~ dect:'ptke schemes to blind ruld· mis­lead ti,e pt'ople, religion being the chief amongst such Utin~l'I. The Devil liaR indu<.'ed religious Icatl('r~ to promulgate fn]tle doctrines, amongst which ure thel"e: That ev('ry Illsn has an i1ll~ mortlll suul and nl death tiJC' gout goes to ;'hell" or '!purgntory" and the oll ly way to get out is by the nid of priests or PI'NlCiJ f'rt;, who )'eccive n con'!iu('ration for uttering l,ra),,('r8 in their bebnl£. The people thtL~ being put in fear, great multitudes rush into Ule religious organizations. (Isaiah 29: 13) Such credulous persons have

THEOCRACY .1 been indueed to believe that salvation depend.s upon tbeir joining some religious organization. Thus the Devil has kept the mRSS or the people in some religious organization. In that long period of time, what has God been doing toward his kingdomf It is written concerning this that when Jesus ascended on high, although he was then the King, God commanded him to wuit un­tiJ Oo<.l's due tillle [or J eeus to begin his reign. (Psulm lJO : 1,2; Hebrews 10 : 12, L3) Shortly after the resurrection of Jesus his faithful dis­ciples learned that during this long period of waiting God proceeds to take out from amongst obt.>dient lIIen "s people (or his name", who must be witne8s(>s to the naDle and kingdom of Jeho­vah. (Acts 15: 14) Those who prove Ul(~mselves CaiOlful must proclaim before the people tho testimony 01' God's Word llS he comnumdNl at Exodus 9: Hi. Therefore surh arc JellOvah's, witnesses. (lsaiuJl 43: IO-12) It danrly appenrs Ulllt 'the people taken out for his name' must he witnes~e~ ror Jehovah re~rdles8 of all op­position. Christ Jesus is the first and ehief wit­ness of Jehovah, and one of his titles is "Thp Jo'aithfuland True \Vibless". (Ue\'elntioll 3: 14) Everyone who is a true foUower or Christ Jesns must also be a witness to the truth. (JaM 18: 36, 37) 'l'11e apostles of Jesus were fuithfnl witnesses to the truth Hnd ulwoys emphllsized the importanee of the kingdom and the second coming of Christ. They WMO faithful unto death and knew that they must remain dead until tile coming of Christ Jeflu8 and his king-

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dom, at. which time they would be resurrected s,=, !pirit cn'ntures and ever thercnrtt'r be aaso­einted with Christ Jesus in his theocratic gov ernmf"nt.-2 'fimothy 4: 1, 6-8.

JCl'iU8 Christ told hie apofiUcs whal ('onditiolL." would e.xist on earth at tilt' time of his coming, by wbich COlitUtioDS nil of his true followert-t would Imow tllnt tile time hnd IIrl'ivcd tor setting uJ) or the theocratic govel'llmcnt. 'I'hose fore­told ('ondilio ll~ definitely began to appear in A.D. 1914, at wllich time Jehovah (>ulhronoo his King, ChriKl J~~U5. and s('nt him forth to rult' whili..' the elll'my Satan still operntC'j;I in thE' earth. (Matthew 24.:3-12: PflnimlIO:2; Reve­lalilln 11: Ifr18) A gnat conAi(·t then took place 1x>tween Chrililt and Satan, wideh re~nlted in tlie rllsting of Satan out or h •••• n nnd down tn till' l'nrth, nnd Ratan, knowing' thllt his time i~ "wd l}('foJ'e the final hattie, has since that pe­Tinct of tilut' IlI'ought e'~t>r-ill('reufling woes UPO" the pe-oplpp; (If earth, eyen as the Lortl foretold. (RH'('lution 1:l: 1-12) That conflict l)(>ginning in 1914 and continuing until 1918 marked tilt> tim(l of thl" ~econd collljn~ or (,brillt null thp be­:{iruling uf hi~ theocratic government

At. the ,;UUle lUne. as Je(\u~ bud fon·told. tht' world war between n8tiou~ of the earth took place. Did UJ(' religioull organizations ano their lendors inform the peOjl1e tllnt fme l! wns evi­dl'lU'C o( the coming of God's kingdom' Not DOl'

did ~O. Ahnoi"t all the religious h'uder:l advo­t'uted and ~upported tl1(> world war nnd bitterl~ per!lN'uted tho!-<c who in!,l;illtPd all tf'lIing tht,

THEOCRACY

. 1leople UUlt the world war WM (·\'idence of the corning kingdom. It was in 1918 that the Lord garhf.red his faithful ODes into a compact body to I:H! u~ed for his particular )Jurpol:'e, causing tJu.·m to m'M testimony to o.le pt'Ollle that the kingdom hnd come. Then the Lord revMled to his people t.he distinctioTl b tween 1'eligion anJ Chl'i~tinJlity, making it clearly to appeal' that I"Pligioll iI~ the DevU"s StlltfC and that Chris­tittuity IUNUIS to fllithiully follow Chrip,t .Jesu~. 'fa the [aitMul CI!]istiam! all t'urth, Jehovah &l)"s: 'Ye urc my witn~8"es and 111)' i:iec\'ant, whom I ha\'e ('holSen. Ye are Uly witnesses that l am God, the .Almighty. Ole RUJlreme One/ (l~ninh 4.3: 10. 12) T hus are faithrnl <':bristiiUl~ commruld,,·d to proclaim the nttlll(" of Jeho\'nh throughout th~ earth jlll:;t pl'('('('ding the finnl battle of Armngeddon. Jphovoh'M theocratic gowl'lImcnt has come and the pf'ople must be told, alltlnlJ 01' good will toward God rejoice be­t.·au~f' of thiN goooe! new:;. or J;o::pt'1. In hunnony t111'l't'with the command is !tin:n: "And thi~ ~o,..pd of the kingdom shnll lw' l}rf'sf'hcd in aU the- wMld for u witne~:-i unto n.1l nations: and OWD ~lw.ll thf' (!nd ('Orne.. . For tllen ~hall be J.!"rt..nt tribulation, such Il.~ Wihl not Clinc(' lhe be ginning of the world to thi~ tiltH', no, nor e\'er 1-l!all lx,:'-:MatUlew 24: 14.0 21.

1'hi!:l il' done exactly in flllfllllll{,llt with lhe prOIJhel~Y of l!!xodus 9: ]6. In olX'dicn('~ to tile 1.0T\rt' ('ommund the faitbful Vhril-tinn!!i named ltv tht· J.()rd a~ his \\;tne51'1"-: h:IVI' ('Olllf> nut from lilt' rf>li,:riun..;, orglluizatinn,.. ifWludillg lilt' Cath-

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olie, Protl'~tUllt and other~. uud now go about the earth prodrumillg the nume (If JeJlOvtth and his theocratic go\'crnmenL .Jt>hovah's witDe:5~e8 orc nul t!'ligioni:4.s. and inri('('(1 thf'V oonld DOt be ~upportl'tS of any rcligiollS 1:':) l:itcm and at tltt' sUllie time be witnesses to the name and kingdom of Jebovah. They ure not in competi. tion with tlTly religioltS'1)rgullization. Their 50le duty i8 to tcHUle truth cOIl('erning J(>hovah uud his kiul4dom, which theocratic govt'rllmcnt will vindicut(' God's name and bring 8nlvation and pence to the people of good will.

SAiAN

The Devil's name Satm~ HleDns ~L\dversary" or "opposer" or God. It is certain, thcr~fore, that he opposes e"erytliing that is on the side 01 J e· hovah ttnd his kingdom, and whatsoever is in opposition to J cho\'oh and his theocrntic gov~ t'l"nllwnt is un instrnment or I:)utan umi hence tl tnulI!;tro:.ity. Let every perl:>Oll who df'sices to know and to do what is right !J(lo honest and fair wiUI hilllseif. The fact thut ant' has been u sup· portel' of .some religious organizntion can do that pt'rtioll no go<x1. Every person that gets life UlU8t elHJctN(, to support the theocrlltic goyern~ lI1('ot umlC'r Christ. All op)108crS God declares ~hull he del-troyed, together with Rutan, the chjcf wi('ked one. (Psnlm 145: 20) .JeHus and W!li Hpm,ties we're ullaiterably opposed to religion iJerOUl'l(' n·iigion is Satan's deceptive mellDS to I!USlUlr(> tlw peoph .... Now ~\'(' a IIUIIII(·nt to 8

solx-r con!liideratiun of the fRctS:

THEOCRACY

Satan emphyed religion to ensnare and bring about the dcstruction of the nation of lsrael, as !lbown by UIC following scriptures: Amos 3 : 2 i l)eutcronomy 7:4; Jeremiah 51:6,7. Wben Jesus came he found the leaders of tsrnel prac­ticing religion and inducing lhe peopl/;' to do the same. He denounced the leaders, call ing them hypocritcs and the children or the Devil. (Mat­Ulew 23: l3-28) lJuring the entire threc Wld onc­half years thal Jesus was on earth he was cruelly perseeuted. And by WhOUl f In every in­stunce Ole religious leaders. 'They accused him of every crime known, and because he pro­claimed the theocratic government or his F'ather the religiollists cbarged Jesus with sedition and lreftt:lon and CRUISed him to be wrongfully con­vietl!d and crucified. Tlw::! lhose religionists proved they were on the Devil's side. '1'ho snme r~igioni 8ts put Stephen to death becfll1Se he testified to Ule nrune of God and his theocratic government. (Acts 6:S-15; 7: 1-:-)9) aul, who was afterwards Paul the apostle, took part in the cruel murder of Stephen i and Uli8 he did ignorantly, as be deelarPd. Later thp Lord re­"enlcd the truth to him and Soul the religionist be<'rune Poul the Christian. Thereafter Paul and Ole oUler apoatlcs of Jesus were bitlerly per­secuted by religionists becnuse they told the truth. 'Why is it material to mention these things heret As further proof Ulat religionists are the instrwncnl~ of the Devil who pent'cute Chris­tinns and oppose God's kingdom.

f;\SCI:,\t OR FRffOO,'I

"'illl foirness tuke nole or tht' Roman Cath~ olie n,ligious or~rauizatioll, which ito ruled and oontrullt-d hy a few me"fl cal1f.J the "Hierarch)' of Authority". Do not permit prt.-judice- to coo­trol you and follow tbe lead (I( the lIierartby. who cr) that f<all of Jeho\-ulfs wjtllE'~Se~ ar(' liaTs; Ulf.'y ure ignorant nnt.! biKotcd". Look ttl UI(> lending histories and cncyelopcdinr- or tht' world nlld there read the !'econ.! of the !fornnn Catholic 'Ilil'rnrchy organizution, 1"rolll begin­nin,{ to end ~ueh record is fillt",i with lhe tTuel per~t'Cuti()ns of Ole true follower::. of Chri~t .Jesul!, Today Jeho"llh's witnes!lcs ort' bitterly persc{'utNl. in every nation. And who tukes th(> i(>ud in t!uch pers;ooution! ThE" Ramon Catholh' Hienlrchy nnd thf'ir dupet'!o What Rrf' Jchot'nb'l'o wit1H·d!'lc~ tIniug tbnt f:urni"hcl! an l'X{'lli:<e for the Hiel'tll'c.hy to persecute lilt'lll' 'Pelling tilt' truth or nud ('oncPI'rulLg till" titc()(,l'lIti(' goverlL. lDent or Jehovah. Ul't tilt.' olll~ mf'nlL~ (If lSar~h nnd stlh-ntion for the good Ileol>le of the world . .reilovuh'oc ",itnel:'F'e~ han: 00 ('outroYt.'J's'V wiOI any pE'r~HlI hE-enus<> lle i::o n Clltlluli('. \la.;lY ,4ft­" ere .fX=rQoll:l hll\~i:" hcen intltwf,d tu join tho.! Cntbttlil' orgn.ni1.atil)n, nnd (iod'~ ('Xl'l't.,!-,. pur, pOl'E' is to gi\'e Rueh pertoonl:l, who nrc o( good will. all upportunity to know of and ('oll(,f'rlling his tlH>onutic go\·crnment. The telling of till'

truth l'XP()8CS the Devil, ILjt! orgtl ll izlltion and his l'cligioll lieltemes; therefol"- the light is, 81.\ ' t8.1l 8gnin~t t'yeryone and e\'erything that is {OJ'

God nwl hi"l kin~om or tliNtl'rn<'y. Tlu,' Cntll nlie TIit·rttr(.'hy dnim ... thnt it i~ the fM'I'W- tmrl hi,.

tHEOCRACY .: itllnlcdiutl! 8~l"udntf'8 thot shall rul(: tht! world us the Vi(:('gl'rent of Christ: hut that is 8 elr'ar deCf'ption invented by Sutan for the purptlse of turning thr !lfoopleilwny {runl 000. and hi~ tll€,<t­~r1\tic gO\'{,l"nment. ,Tt·buvnh'M witn\'s"Cs are th~ onl) l'('nl friends on enrlb l.r ~ilH'(,r£' und h(lne~t (1nlholicR, .h'hovll.h's witlll'~~e:< II/we 110 desin', and nUlke lin effort. io build up n fl'ligiollS or lUll' uthf'r m·ganj1.lltion on e-firl h. 'I'11t'i1' !lole mifo: . siOJI ill to !)Pnr testimony tH tlip Jh'oJlI~ in ol~­dient'(' to O(Jd'~ ('olluo;:Uldmf'nt. lind to iniorm UIf' p(·opl(' thnt .Jeho\·ah i~ tht' Almighty Gll(l nnrl that hi;; theocratic gt'1\'f'rnrlleut i~ t1wir on I) hOJ.K'. --..\tatlile" ... 12: 18, 21.

rr till' Romnn C'alhoJie lIil'J"tIreh) nnd rdi. giou:o' Rllic-:! ill fact r~prt"t;l'Ilt\'tl Ooel lind Cbri"t JNHI!'< tlw)' \\ould be holdl) alltl ,joyfully tt!lling lhe l)l'oplt· tlwl Goa's kin~dulll unti('I' Christ it­thp (111)' ml'tHI~ of bl'ingin$t pellet' and l:'uh-ntion. fn:;tt'nd, tht'Y p('r~eeute ,]eh(I\'nh'~ witlll's"p$ lor It'llin,K tlhuill thc' kUll!fk'I/I, TIl\' flll't that tht· [Ji('mr('hy und allit';:" OJlP()~I' tllf' 11l(>~~aJ.!t!' ('00·

l1'rnilll; Gud'~ till"OCrtuit· 'I;"Jnrllflll'llt, Hod (><'r:;t'­cult· hi!lllll'~"'l'n~pr~, i .. pro .... l't'III'lu",iH' that tlJ .. Hir"'urchy or,· thE' ,-.t'n·unl:-- Ill' (:nd'~ NU'Uly Ho­tan .• 1,·110,""11 rppeatedly ih>l,lan·, .. in hi~ 'ford thnt Hf' will .~oon u('!:;troy ~tttnll uncial! hi:; sup­porll-!'s, [t.fHi l1Hrtirujnrl~' tli" 1'{·lhdrnl!l nl'gani tutiUU!(.

GOOD WILL

1:.Il'T.~on~ of .Io\vod will n.re tlIU:.;I' \\ 1111 dl:'~lrl! tn know .Jehll\"oh Goo 81Ul Chri:--t ,le!!u" and \\'110 ';f'l-'k tn kn/)\\ fUll1 to oh.,) tlu' I.Hrd . Wh(>n God

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caused his angel to announce, qBehold, I bring you good tidings of great joy," he WDS 8llnounc· iog the hirlh of Jesus the Kinlt. upon whose sboulder his theocratic government ~halJ rest. (Isaiah 9: 6) At the same time the nna-eJie host sang: "Olory in the highest unto Godl and on earth peace, among men of good-will." (Luke 2: 14, Rothe,.ham) Let it be cnreflllly lIoted that the promise of petlCle is only to men of good .... rill nnd is not to anyone that oppoHes Ood ond his theocratic government.

Are you 8 person of good ,,;lJ' Pause now and honestly answer the qucl'ltion (oUo,\\;ng; whether you nre n Catholic, n Protestant, 8 Jew, or without all religion, your answer involves your eternal destiny. Do you desire to see and to live under a government or righteousness, pence and happinesst Only Godls theocratic gov­crnru('nt CliO bring that condition to the eruth and give you lifc. There is no religious institu­tion that can give you such blessinb"S. \)(>cause all of snch are anti-God and against his kingdom. If you Bre not for God and hil:\ kingdom under Christ, then you are against him i because, says .Jesus the King, "De that is not with me is against me."-Matthew ]2: 30.

THE MONSTROSITY

Satan trie-s to mimic Jehovah i and in doing so he brings forth dictators to rttle the earth. As the theocratic government is centered in Jeho­vah undt'r Christ, eo the clictutorio.l govern­ments on earth are centered in Satan. K.nowing

THEOCMACV ., that his time is short till Armft~~don, imme­diately followinK the 'Yorld Wor SatLln CRUSed men to fortn the League of Xutioru; to rule the t:arth. The religious organir.olioll!4 ilupported that League. It has now failNi. f'(l~ci:;t dicta­torial ~vcrnment was then ~ct up in Italy by an nvow€'d atheist. .A similar gO\'C't'lIllleut was set lip in RU!!J.siu; then a dictatorial government was aet lip in Germany wld(' I' lIitler, who de­fies Jl'hovu.h Ood and bitterly persC'Cutes every­body thut nAmes Jehovah'fl I1U11Ie. -:rhe Roman Catholic f{'ligiom; organization il! the most pow­erful on t"artb; nod while it claims tn 8Cn'e God, the Romon Catbolic Hierarrhy, including the pope, has wade a c'OvenWlt with .\lnS8oljni and with l:Litl(:c, su])ports Ulese dictatorial govern­ments, and offers support to tbo dietntorial gov­I.'rnmcilt of Hmsflia. The Hierarchy hll:J support­l'<i {llld still supports the destruction o[ Abys­.. inia, Hppl'OVes and s.uppor~ tlw rebellion in !-;puiu. and the prosecution of the war by Japan ngain~t China. The Roman Catholic Hierarchy C'laims ilie right to rrue as lhe ~piritual o\'erlord uf the dicwtors, all of wborn are rombined ogaind .Jehuvah's governm4:llt umlet· Christ Je­sus. Hence that monstrosity of Satan, claiming the right to rule in dcfiilllCC of Ood and Christ, is Ole abomination UHlt makelh de!:'olate, as stated ill the Scriphu·eH.-Alnl"lt 13: 14-19.

If the Roman Catholic rcli~ou9 8y~telll is on tho l!ide or God and Christ, UWIl wb~1 does thai lostitutioo join forces with tile totAlitarian gov­ernments that DOW misrule Bur6pe, and which

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didntor:. art> cle!';»Nllt(oly tryillg to gnin control of j<;ngl:lllci and Amerirll t The Catholic religious sys\('1ll doc~ not :mpport JehOvlth's theoerl1ti~' SOW'I"nllll·nt. Why, then, doE':I' that religiou~ sys· lem claim to represf'llt God' The answer is. $atan tht' Devil is the arell d(l('l'in'r and he hat:­nlwny~ U!~ed re ligion to dect.·jvo the people, and now tht' llieru l'chy OpNt1.teB tlUlt fE'l igions sys­tli'm uL the Devil's coJl11I1lLnd to cmry out hi;.. ti('(:{'ptioll. Why Iw led into Sutnn':-; trap' 'V11) not heed und obey tlIc Lord's romnmnd, to wit: 'Wlh'n you !t(-e the ahominntion or desolation [lhp mOllstro!'ity, dictatorial government] sL."\nd· ins whpre it !lughl noL to !ooot.mlll, tll(m flee to th~ mounluills [s~'mboljc m(mntain~, pi('luring God':o­governll1('ut under Chri~tl" As JC)olUS has d~­tlarf'ti l tilt' greatest ruTlitiinn {hnt hns ever ~.­{nlh'J1 1lUW is S}101'tiy to ('orno llp01J the worhI. rrha t lribu lntioll is the hattlt~ or the great day of JehovnlJ nntl will (!OIuplE'tl'ly dt!f!troy all organ j

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u.\tion:-; in opposition to .Je-lam-ah's UU~OcrDti(' gQYl!rnllU'nt. Such will \)(> n mRnifestation of Jl'hoylth'~ H1J1rl'lDe pow('r Rl(niotit the De\"iJ. which h4' lipcJar(>!I ~hall tAk(> plnce immediatel)­roUuwin~ the finif;hing or the work or dt~daring his IlOJue by hi!:' witne:-o~e:-: in lhe> (,8.rth.-ExQ­llUA 9: 16, LU~f",

Tilt' Homan CaUlOlic liit'l'nr('h,' (·harges that .Jehovnh'", wiln(>81'(>JS no\\ ('Tlg'..I,I!'(' "in II clllllpaign of 111\1(>. 'J'hat charge i1" ('Iltirrly untrue. Jeho­\'nh's witm'l:j;:;p" aet only ill "lwoiell('e to God'~ COIllIllRndnl('nt tf) pr(wlaim hi~ Dnme and hi" kingt)tIIU, aud to waru tlw l)Coplt' or what if:;

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about tu rouow upon the {'arth, even as ~oah. in oh(<(lif'llce to God's command. (l,()undeJ Ow warning jU8l11J'eceding the flood.

SURVIVORS

Dilly ~ght per5lons 8UrvlYN the Rood j and God ~ptlr('d them becfuu1(> of their faith and oue­dieM£: to hi.s ('omnllUld Only [}erson" of good will tuwurd God, unci who pro,'c their good will by uI'rci...;ing faith in him und obedience to m!-o <'OIDIIlIlIHhuellls, \\rill 8urvi,'e Armageddon. (Jert'minh 2,;): 34 i Zephaninh 2: 3) AJI persons (lj' !,"'OOd .,.-ill now must !:leek righteousncs~ and lUeekn(>$.~ by learning 01 OOd'b purpo~e, to fol. low hi:-; c:ommftndmcnl~,

BLESSED t<£SUL TS

Every crentuJ'c thut l'eooives the ap))ronu ami blNlsing ur the Lord must dwcll in peuce. Jesus t('lI!:; of the ''liltle flock" tilul will be asso­('iut('(1 with him UI thE' hl'tlvenly kingdom. (Lukt! 12: 32) The admonition to nil ~uch is written in tilCf;(' words.: "13'ollow pea('(> with all men, and hohne~!I, without whi('}) no mnu !:>hnll !-lee Ole Lord:" (Ih·hrf'ws ]2: 14) Tho~e of the "Iittle Hock" aru bere ~JX'Cificn11y oomnni:;hl'd timt the) mu .. t eXj)(>(·t to ha\'!! trisli'l, tribulation!l, cha~· H~elllf'nt:,; and Jlersecution~, hul runin~t all suell they 1I111~t dw('l1 logether in p~'uce Slid folloY! right£'o\l~ncp;~ i otherwilSt! tlwy CAnnot r(>(-ei"e tilt> Rppronll of the Lord. 'l'hf'JI Ule Lord name:;: his "oth~r t!hl'ep" or obedif'ot onel1, and coHee· lively thePie are eallt'd tbP 'lgr(>nt multitude".

62 FASCtS.'t\ OR "fREEDO.\\

(John 10:16: Rc\"elation 7:9-17) 000 U<l.ed a good man named Jonadah, long ago, to picture tho!ic who form tlle "grt'8t multitude" (2 Kings 10: 15-23). and hence $uch pl'r~ons are now called "Jon8dnb~"; and these mlli;t prove their full obedienc(' to the LOI-d'~ command. (Jere­miah 3:): 18, ]9) rt is soch p(>rsolls or good will toward God whom hc will prolt'Ct and shield from the fiery tribulation of Al'llUlgcddon, and which persons ,dll sunrh'e llnd continue to live. Such persons Hlust prove UlCir gOfxl will toward God by tnking their stunt! on the flid(' or bi~ thea­crt\tic government under Christ. lUld must do so before the battle of Armapddon takcl'i place. The timE.' is short. God eommandR hi~ ",;tnf>sses to carry the 1U{'8s8ge of truth to such persons of good will Hint they may how Ood liml Christ and 1ind Jif(', (Ezekiel 9:4; John 17:8) rrhe great multitude nre lhc"millions now livil1g Ithnt] will never die" and who will live for {"vt'r on the earth and be l'eJtenerated and bro\l~ht up to 11 perfect condition phy!ically, mentally nnd morally.

B .. rore tht' rebellion Jehovah 000 gn\-C his t'ommand to Adam to "multiply Rnd fill the earth", Adam became a. sinner hy rUlSon of his di80hedil'lIl"'f' and C'Ould 110t Culflll that command. At the end of the flood Ood r~peated that man­date to Noah and h.i!ol SOilS. Thl;> Hood was a typt:' oC Armageddon, fllld NOrul'S AonR pic'lured the .1onadabs, who form the "great multitude" and survi\'e Annageddon, That Ulandotp to fill the carth mU!~t be carried out, Dnll will I'M" carried out by the ('grent multitude". Thpy will bring

ItlEOCRACY

chilfir('n inti} Ih" t'urth. U lld u11 till' nllPdient one,. of :-:0\"11 ,dllliv(' ror ('\yer on the ('nrth in p('rCec-t pNU·l·. 'rh(' flarth will htl("oml" a gll/rion<l plnce to lin'. :-;it'lm('~~ and death will ('nd rur (,,\'er, bt' rU1\.~(· IInrll'r 111(' r<,jgn of Ctu'i~tllll nl)('ffi('nt one::: will II(' /linlJ lil'l' E'\·erla~ting.-lh'\'('lotion 21: 1-4: I rnrillthians 17>: 2(.

'I'h(.' 11l('!<r:llg(' which J(·hol'tlh'll ollg('is III'ought tIl Uu' I'llrth WhN1 ,Jf'!'u!t WUl'I h01'1I will then ht' fully )'rnli1.l..>t1. Jcsus Christ. the LonJ Ilncl King llnd Rl'cit'<'lIlt'l', i~ thr udmiDi~trnt(lJ' or Hie to till' IIht'4iif'nt on(l~, (Rf)rnanS H: 23) All Ill(,U who lin> will then he of goo.! \\;11 tow8nl God. tue h: illlc. Alld hil'i Kjn~dom. and proving owlient fh,,) will (1\\'('11 for (,\'pr in Iwn('(', Therefore tHe mb~llp;(' "Pear(l on efirth amon~ Ilu'n of J!ood ,,;11" IIppli •• only to tho,," who ur~ of good will. TIH' King, ChrigL J('lm:-:, is tilt:' Pl'in('c of Peace, and "M hiM govcl'lllnent and pence thcl'c shall h., 1111 l'ud", (IMiah D: 7) Su('h ort> the hlcs~cd r.·,.,ult~ rrom th(' the-ocrutic gonrnment undef t'hri~t. und whieh wiU come to men of good will, _\11 I><'nlons of ~ood will will enjoy the Messings of ('vel'ln"ting life if they I'enlllin oh('(lit!ut unto God; nnd thit; will be n vindication of Jehovah's Burnt' and pron.' Satau a liar. The {'nrth will be filled with 8. jo)"[ul, peu~ful and bll:'tised human faN' to tlJ(' {'Lefllol glory of thc' \lOl't High. If you wonlil li,,{', «-urn of and 0114')' ,Jehovah und hi$ King.

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